ART  OF  ANCIENT  CHINA 

— 


COLLECTED  BY 

ERNEST  MARSH,  J.  P. 

OF  HASELMORE,  SURREY,  ENGLAND 


UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE 
AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

MADISON  SQUARE  SOUTH 
Lilly  NEW  YORK 

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JAMES  A.  THOMAS 
COLLECTION 


DUKE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 
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ON  FREE  PUBLIC  VIEW 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

MADISON  SQUARE  SOUTH,  NEW  YORK 

BEGINNING  SATURDAY,  DECEMBER  9th,  1916 

FROM  9  A.M.  UNTIL  6  P.M. 


ART  OF  ANCIENT  CHINA 

THE  COLLECTION  FORMED  BY 

ERNEST  MARSH,  J.  P. 

OF  HASELMORE,  SURREY,  ENGLAND 


TO  BE  SOLD  AT  UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE 

ON  THURSDAY,  FRIDAY  AND  SATURDAY  AFTERNOONS 

DECEMBER  14th,  15th  AND  16th 
AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 


BEGINNING  EACH  AFTERNOON  AT  2.30  O’CLOCK 


ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE 
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OF  AN  IMPORTANT  COLLECTION  OF 

Antique  Chinese  Porcelains 

ANCIENT  POTTERY,  FINE  JADES  AND  AGATES,  CLOISONNE*  ENAMELS 
BEAUTIFUL  SNUFF  BOTTLES,  CARVED  RHINOCEROS  HORN 
BRONZES  AND  OTHER  OBJECTS 

FORMED  BY 

ERNEST  MARSH,  J.  P. 

OF  HASELMORE,  SURREY,  ENGLAND 

AND  RECENTLY  ON  LOAN  EXHIBITION  AT  THE  PUBLIC  MUSEUM 
AND  ART  GALLERY,  KINGSTON-UPON-THAVlES 


TO  WHICH  HAVE  BEEN  ADDED 
NEARLY  ONE  HUNDRED  FINE 

Old  Chinese  Rugs  and  Carpets 

WHICH  HAVE  BEEN  CONSIGNED  BY  THE  LONDON  HOUSE  OF 

MESSRS.  YAMANAKA  &  COMPANY 

THE  ENTIRE  COLLECTION  TO  BE  SOLD 

AT  UNRESTRICTED  PUBLIC  SALE 

ON  THE  AFTERNOONS  HEREIN  STATED 

CATALOGUE  WRITTEN  BY  MR.  DANA  H.  CARROLL 


THE  SALE  WILL  BE  CONDUCTED  BY 

MR.  THOMAS  E.  KIRBY 

AND  HIS  ASSISTANT,  MR.  OTTO  BERNET,  OF  THE 

AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION,  Managers 

MADISON  SQUARE  SOUTH 
NEW  YORK 


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THE  AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION 
DESIGNS  ITS  CATALOGUES  AND  DIRECTS 
ALL  DETAILS  OF  ILLUSTRATION 
TEXT  AND  TYPOGRAPHY 


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CONDITIONS  OF  SALE 

1.  Any  bid  which  is  merely  a  nominal  or  fractional  advance 
may  be  rejected  by  the  auctioneer,  if,  in  his  judgment,  such  bid 
would  be  likely  to  affect  the  sale  injuriously. 

2.  The  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  buyer,  and  if  any  dispute 
arise  between  two  or  more  bidders,  the  auctioneer  shall  either  de¬ 
cide  the  same  or  put  up  for  re-sale  the  lot  so  in  dispute. 

3.  Payment  shall  be  made  of  all  or  such  part  of  the  pur¬ 
chase  money  as  may  be  required,  and  the  names  and  addresses  of 
the  purchasers  shall  be  given  immediately  on  the  sale  of  every  lot, 
in  default  of  which  the  lot  so  purchased  shall  be  immediately  put 
up  again  and  re-sold. 

Payment  of  that  part  of  the  purchase  money  not  made  at 
the  time  of  sale  shall  be  made  within  ten  days  thereafter,  in  de¬ 
fault  of  which  the  undersigned  may  either  continue  to  hold  the 
lots  at  the  risk  of  the  purchaser  and  take  such  action  as  may  be 
necessary  for  the  enforcement  of  the  sale,  or  may  at  public  or 
private  sale,  and  without  other  than  this  notice,  re-sell  the  lots 
for  the  benefit  of  such  purchaser,  and  the  deficiency  (if  any)  aris¬ 
ing  from  such  re-sale  shall  be  a  charge  against  such  purchaser. 

4.  Delivery  of  any  purchase  will  be  made  only  upon  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  total  amount  due  for  all  purchases  at  the  sale. 

Deliveries  will  be  made  on  sales  days  between  the  hours  of 
9  A.  M.  and  1  P.  M.,  and  on  other  days — except  holidays — 
between  the  hours  of  9  A.  M.  and  5  P.  M. 

Delivery  of  any  purchase  will  be  made  only  at  the  American 
Art  Galleries,  or  other  place  of  sale,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  only 
on  presenting  the  bill  of  purchase. 

Delivery  may  be  made,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Association, 
of  any  purchase  during  the  session  of  the  sale  at  which  it  was  sold. 


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5.  Shipping,  boxing  or  wrapping  of  purchases  is  a  business 
in  which  the  Association  is  in  no  wise  engaged,  and  will  not  be 
performed  by  the  Association  for  purchasers.  The  Association 
will,  however,  afford  to  purchasers  every  facility  for  employing 
at  current  and  reasonable  rates  carriers  and  packers ;  doing  so, 
however,  without  any  assumption  of  responsibility  on  its  part 
for  the  acts  and  charges  of  the  parties  engaged  for  such  service. 

6.  Storage  of  any  purchase  shall  be  at  the  sole  risk  of  the 
purchaser.  Title  passes  upon  the  fall  of  the  auctioneer’s  hammer, 
and  thereafter,  Avhile  the  Association  will  exercise  due  caution  in 
caring  for  and  delivering  such  purchase,  it  will  not  hold  itself 
responsible  if  such  purchase  be  lost,  stolen,  damaged  or  destroyed. 

Storage  charges  will  be  made  upon  all  purchases  not  removed 
within  ten  days  from  the  date  of  the  sale  thereof. 

7.  Guarantee  is  not  made  either  by  the  owner  or  the  Asso¬ 
ciation  of  the  correctness  of  the  description,  genuineness  or  au¬ 
thenticity  of  any  lot,  and  no  sale  will  be  set  aside  on  account  of 
any  incorrectness,  error  of  catologuing,  or  any  imperfection  not 
noted.  Every  lot  is  on  public  exhibition  one  or  more  days  prior 
to  its  sale,  after  which  it  is  sold  “as  is”  and  without  recourse. 

The  Association  exercises  great  care  to  catalogue  evei'y  lot 
correctly,  and  will  give  consideration  to  the  opinion  of  any  trust¬ 
worthy  expert  to  the  effect  that  any  lot  has  been  incorrectly  cata¬ 
logued,  and,  in  its  judgment,  may  either  sell  the  lot  as  catalogued 
or  make  mention  of  the  opinion  of  such  expert,  who  thereby  would 
become  responsible  for  such  damage  as  might  result  were  his 
opinion  without  proper  foundation. 


AMERICAN  ART  ASSOCIATION, 

American  Art  Galleries, 
Madison  Square  South, 

New  York  City. 


CATALOGUE 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 
in  2017  with  funding  from 
Duke  University  Libraries 


https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal01amer_2 


FIRST  AFTERNOON’S  SALE 

THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  14,  1916 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

BEGINNING  AT  2.30  O’CLOCK 


VARIED  GROUP  OF  SNUFF  BOTTLES 

1 —  Aquamarine  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  flask  shape ;  pale  aquamarine  with  feathery 
striations. 

2 —  Chalcedony  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  fig  shape;  in  brown,  yellow  and  translucent  white. 
Green  jade  stopper  in  form  of  frog. 

3 —  Chalcedony  Snuff  Bottle 

Flask  shape;  carved  with  tree  and  eagle  in  relief.  Mirror 
polish.  White  jade  stopper. 

4 —  Chalcedony  Snuff  Bottle 

Flask  shape.  Tree  peony  and  a  dog  carved  in  relief.  Bright 
polish. 

5 —  Rock  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Elongated  flask  shape.  Engraved  with  pine  and  bamboo, 
and  painted  on  interior  with  Chinese  ladies  in  a  garden. 

6 —  Smoke  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  flask  shape.  Delicately  painted  within  with 
Chinese  children  playing  and  building  a  snow  figure. 


First  Afternoon 


7 —  Fei-t’sui  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 
Bulbous  flask  shape,  with  brilliant  polish. 

8 —  Gkeen  Turquoise  Snuff  Jar 

Carved  in  peach  form,  and  in  relief  with  growing  peaches 
and  a  bat. 

9 —  Lapis-lazuli  Snuff  Jar 

Quadrilateral,  with  paneled  sides.  Soft  lustrous  polish. 

10 —  Ivory  Snuff  Bottle 

Ovoidal.  Carved  in  relief  with  vases,  fruits  and  flowei’S  on 
a  diaper  lattice  ground. 

11 —  Amber  Snltff  Bottle 

Flask  shape.  Carved  with  figures  of  Shou-lao,  a  lady  and 
a  boy,  and  floral  decoration. 

12 —  Green  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Heart  shape,  with  a  soft,  bright  polish. 

18 — Black  Lacquer  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened,  with  scroll  handles  on  shoulder ;  inlaid  with  Chi¬ 
nese  lady  and  gentleman  in  a  boat  on  a  lotus  pond,  in 
mother-of-pearl. 

14 —  Black  Lacquer  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  flask  shape.  Mother-of-pearl  inlay  picturing  a 
flag  bearer  and  stork,  and  a  lady  resting  under  a  tree. 

15 —  Turquoise  Snuff  Jar 

Vase  form,  carved  in  high  relief  with  squirrels  among  the 
grapes. 

16 —  Rock  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Pilgrim-bottle  form ;  interior  paintings  of  children  at  play. 


First  Afternoon 


IT — Dark  Greex  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  ovoid  form,  with  a  bright  mirror  polish. 

18 —  Chalcedony  Snuff  Bottle 

Carved  as  a  frog  and  brilliantly  polished. 

19 —  Snuff  Jar  in  Turquoise-matrix 

Bulbous  flask  shape;  soft  polish  of  dull  lustre.  Silver 
stopper. 

20 —  Fei-t’sui  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Carved  as  a  flattened  melon,  with  a  vine  in  relief,  on  which 
a  grasshopper  appears. 

21 —  Fei-t’sui  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Carved  as  a  melon  eccentrically  shaped,  enveloped  bv  stems, 
leaves  and  tendrils  of  the  vine,  in  low  relief. 

22 —  Large  Amher  Snuff  Bottle 

Bulbous  flask  form.  Carved  in  relief  with  children  con¬ 
tending  for  a  branch  of  persimmons,  and  a  lady  climbing 
rock  stairs  to  a  summer-house.  Amber  stopper  with  birds 
among  branches. 

23 —  Ivory  Snuff  Bottle 

Carved  as  twin  fish  rising  from  waves. 

21 — Ivory  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  ovoidal  vase  form.  Carved  in  high  relief  with 
figures  under  pine  and  weeping  willow  trees,  on  a  diaper 
lattice  ground. 

25 — Dark  Green  Agate  Snuff  Bottle 

Bulbous  flask  form.  Delicate  swirl  mottling.  Soft,  lus¬ 
trous  polish. 


First  Afternoon 


26 —  Fei-t’sui  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  flask  shape.  Richly  mottled,  and  brilliantly 
polished. 

27 —  Yellowish  Jade  Snuff  Bottle 

Flask  shape;  brilliantly  polished.  Onyx-brown  patch  on 
one  face. 

28 —  Dark  Green  Agate  Snuff  Bottle 

Bulbous  flask  shape;  carved  with  ladies  and  rockery  in  low 
relief. 

29 —  Porcelain  Snuff  Bottle 

Oviform ;  decorated  with  a  dragon  in  blue  among  peach- 
colored  clouds,  on  a  white  ground.  Metal  stopper. 

30 —  Smoky  Crystal  Snuff  Bottle 

Flask  shape.  Horse  under  a  pine  tree  in  low  relief  carving. 

31 —  Yellow  Ivory  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  ovoid  vase  form,  with  incised  floral  lattice  sur¬ 
face.  Polychrome  soapstone  decorations  of  sages  and  boys 
among  pines,  willows  and  rocks,  applique. 


First  Afternoon 


32 —  Amber  Snuff  Bottle  with  Amber  Openwork  Stopper 
Bulbous  flask  shape.  Low  relief  carvings  of  figures  in  a 
pine  grove. 

33 —  Porcelain  Snuff  Bottle 

Oviform;  decorated  with  an  imperial  dragon  in  blue  among 
peach-colored  clouds  on  a  white  ground.  Brilliant  glaze. 

34 —  Cloisonne  Enamel  Snuff  Bottle 

Flattened  pear-shape,  with  lotus  decoration  in  green,  white, 
vermilion,  turquoise-blue  and  yellow  on  a  cerulean  ground. 
Silver  screw  stopper  with  reverse  thread. 

35 —  Crystal  Snuff  Jar 

Quadrilateral;  carved  with  an  eagle  attacking  sparrows 
under  a  pine  tree,  in  bold  relief,  and  on  the  reverse  with  a 
plum  tree  in  low  relief;  the  whole  crystal  stained  an  ame¬ 
thyst  hue. 


First  Afternoon 


36 —  Large  Ivory  Snuff  Bottle  with  Openwork  Ivory’ 

Cover 

Flattened  inverted-pear  shape.  Elaborate  decoration  in 
alto-rilievo,  with  incised  ground  details,  picturing  an  or¬ 
chestra  of  lady  musicians  entertaining  members  of  the  no¬ 
bility  in  a  garden.  Twenty  figures. 

AMBER,  JADE  AND  CRYSTAL  ORNAMENTS 

37 —  Ruby  Amber  Statuette  of  Kuan-yin 

The  goddess  stands  on  a  rock  base  and  is  without  cowl. 

Height,  3%  inches. 

38 —  Ruby’  Amber  Figure  Group 

Kuan-yin  mounted  on  a  walking  kylin,  on  a  scrolled  base. 

Height,  3%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


39 — A  Happy  Fisherman  in  Amber 

Statuette  of  a  smiling,  bearded  man,  carrying  fish,  crossing 
rocks.  Green-tinted  ivory  stand.  (Damaged.) 

Height,  3%  inches. 


40 — Amber  Okimono 

Figure  of  a  Chinese  boy  riding  a  swimming  dolphin.  Gol¬ 
den  translucence.  Ivory  stand  carved  as  swirling  and  leap¬ 
ing  waves. 

Length,  3%  inches. 


41 — Rock  Crystal  Miniature  Wine  Pot 

Ovoid  with  lateral  elongation,  extended  spout  and  elon¬ 
gated  loop  handle,  to  which  cover  attaches  by  loose-ring 
chain. 

Length,  4%  inches. 


42 — Transparent  Chalcedony  Coupe 

With  foliated  lip,  and  two  loop  handles  floreated 

Width,  4  inches 


43 — Red  Amber  Cup 

Irregularly  ovoidal ;  carved  with  branches  of  the  peaches  of 
longevity.  Tinted  ivory  stand. 

Length,  3  inches. 


44 —  Opaque  Amber  Cup 

With  relief  carvings  of  magnolia,  a  bud  forming  the  handle. 

Length,  3y2  inches. 

45 —  Miniature  Vase  in  Amber,  with  Amber  Cover  and  Stand 
Carved  in  openwork  with  Chinese  hoys  and  pomegranates. 

Height,  4  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


46 — White  Jade  Vase 

Flattened  ovoidal  form  with  slender  neck ;  carved  in  low 
relief  with  emblematic  bats  among  clouds. 

Height,  3%  inches. 


47 —  Smoky  Crystal  Ornament 

Carved  as  two  cats  at  play ;  eyes  set  in  in  blue  glass. 

Length,  2%  inches. 

48 —  Greenish-gray'  Jade  Rice  Bowl  with  Cover 
Ovoidal,  the  cover  inverted-saucer  shape ;  brightly  polished. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 


49 —  Pair  Greenish-gray  Jade  Rice  Bowls  with  Covers 
Ovoidal,  with  dome  covers ;  brilliantly  polished. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 

50 —  Animal  Statuette 

Gray-white  jade  kylin,  in  active  attitude,  the  scales  etched. 

Height,  3%  inches. 

51 —  Jade  Figure  Group 

Shou-lao  holding  a  peach,  seated  on  a  spotted  stag  with 
uplifted  head,  the  deer’s  spots  etched  as  conventional  blos¬ 
soms  ;  brilliant  polish. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


52 — Ruby  Amber  Coupe 

In  cupped-leaf  form,  with  magnolia  blossoms  carved  in 
relief. 


Length,  4  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


53 — Golden  Amber  Okimono 

Carved  as  a  group  of  three  goats,  with  the  sun  in  a  cloud 
bank  in  relief  over  the  back  of  the  largest  one. 

Height,  3  inches. 


54 — Golden  Amber  Covered  Vase 

In  the  form  of  a  pair  of  phoenixes,  one  smaller  than  the 
other,  standing  in  a  clump  of  the  sacred  fungus,  carved 
in  relief  and  open-work. 

Height,  5  inches. 


55 — Chalcedony  Vase  with  Cover 

Around  the  vase  bamboo  and  magnolia  and  a  lizard-dragon, 
carved  in  high  relief ;  on  the  cover  a  pigeon  in  the  round. 
The  whole  in  bluish  opal-gray  and  citron-brown. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


56 — Smoke-crystal  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  carrying  a  basket  and  holding  a  peach,  the 
spotted  stag  with  a  fungus  branch  at  her  feet. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


57 — Chrysocolla  Statuette 

Buddha  seated  on  a  thalamus;  the  color  a  turquoise  green 
and  blue. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


58 — Lapis-lazuli  Vase 

Slender  hollow  tree-trunk  form,  with  blossoming  rock  peony 
and  plum  tree  carved  in  high  relief  and  openwork. 


Height,  3%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


59 — Rock  Crystal  Covered  Vase 

Flattened  ovoidal  form;  dome  cover;  crawling  dragons  in 
relief  as  handles.  Carved  and  pierced  ivory  stand,  with 
dragons. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


60 — Black  Jade  Incense  Burner 

Jar  form  with  dragon  handles;  low  relief  carving  of  ogre 
lineaments.  Jade  of  a  polished  ebony  black,  with  gray  and 
greenish-gray  mottling. 

Width,  4a/2  inches. 


61 — Chalcedony  Coupe 

Elliptical,  on  four  low  feet;  crawling  dragons  mounting  the 
sides ;  loose-ring  handles  with  bat  ornaments. 

Length,  5 y4  inches. 


62 — Dark  Green  Jade  Rice  Bowl  with  Cover 

Lightly  flaring  form,  the  cover  dome-shaped.  Brilliant 
polish. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 


63 — Transparent  Amber  Coupe 

In  form  of  a  curled  leaf,  cupped  in  horizontal  pear-shape, 
surrounded  with  a  carved  openwork  decoration  of  vines 
and  insects. 

Length,  4%  inches. 


6*1 — Brown  Amber  Okimono 

Sage  mounted  on  a  tiger  carved  in  the  round,  before  a 
group  of  pine  trees  in  openwork,  summoning  a  dragon  from 
the  clouds. 


Length,  5  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


65 — Mottled  White  Jade  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  Kuan- jin  with  a  ju-i  sceptre,  on  an  el¬ 
liptical  lapis-lazuli  thalamus  in  double  tier. 

Height  ( with  thalamus),  7%  inches. 


66 — Rock  Crystal  Double  Vase 

Carved  peony  blossoms  in  openwork,  with  a  phoenix  in  the 
round  holding  in  its  bill  the  stem  of  a  peony  bud. 

Length,  6%  inches. 


67 — White  Jade  Vase  with  Cover 

Elongated,  flattened  ovoidal  form,  with  dragon  handles  sup¬ 
porting  loose  rings;  dome  cover  with  finial  of  dragons  and 
loose  rings. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


68 — Shallow  Circular  Dish  in  Transparent  Gray-white 
Jade 

Thibetan;  carved  on  both  surfaces  in  slender  flutings  in 
conventional  lotus-flower  pattern. 

Diameter,  5 y3  inches. 


69 — Dark  Gray  Jade  Pitcher  with  Cover 

Cylindrical  with  upright  spout  and  rectangular-loop  han¬ 
dle;  incised  key-fret  lip  border;  cover  with  carved  knob 
finial. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


70 — Green  Aventurine  Animal  Statuette 

Recumbent  ox  carved  in  the  round  and  brilliantly  polished; 
one  side  of  sparking  crystalline  texture. 


Length,  7 %  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


71 — Transparent  White  Jade  Bowl 

Cupped  lotus-leaf  form,  the  rim  foliated  with  deep  inden¬ 
tions,  veins  etched,  and  exterior  carved  with  lotuses  and 
aquatic  birds;  jewelled. 

Diameter,  5%  inches. 


72 — Dark  Green  Chalcedony  Frog 

Carved  in  the  round,  with  lustrous  polish. 

Length,  5%  inches. 


73 — Smoky-crystal  Figure  Group 

Boy  with  hat  on  his  back,  mounted  on  a  stolid  ox. 

Length,  5y2  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


74 —  Turquoise-matrix  Vase  with  Cover 

Set  within  rockery  and  the  blossoming  rock  peony,  with 
Chinese  boys  playing  around  it,  the  carving  in  bold  relief 
and  openwork. 

Height,  4%  inches. 

75 —  Double-column  Tree-trunk  Vase 

In  translucent  yellow  jade,  carved  in  relief  and  openwork 
with  the  pine  and  bamboo,  phoenix  and  sacred  fungus. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

76 —  Gray-white  Jade  Elliptical  Incense  Burner 
Dragons  along  the  sides  and  overlooking  the  rim  form 
handles  at  the  ends;  four  low  feet;  silver  lattice  cover. 


Length,  6%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


77 — Gray-white  and  Green  Jade  Incense  Burner  with  Beee 
Coyer 

Cauldron  shape  with  monster-head  loop  and  loose-ring  han¬ 
dles  and  three  feet ;  low  relief  and  incised  ornamentation. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


78 — Emerald-green  Jade  Twin  Vases 

Covers  linked  by  loose-ring  chain.  Archaic  dragon-scroll 
and  other  formal  borders  delicately  carved. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


79 — Fei-t’sui  Jade  Vase  with  Cover 

Angular-scroll  borders  incised  and  carved ;  miniature-vase 
handles ;  extended  base  of  pomegranates  and  Buddha’s- 
hand  fruit. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


80 — Dark  Green  Translucent  Jade  Tazza 

Fluted  columnar  standard  with  knop  and  four  leaf-loop 
and  loose-ring  handles;  spreading  base.  Varied  ornamen¬ 
tation  in  low  relief. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


81 — Bible-scroll  Case  with  Cover 

White  jade,  on  a  green  jade  base.  Columnar;  carved  in 
relief  and  pierced,  with  peach  and  pine  trees,  figures,  bats 
and  a  Shou  medallion. 

Height,  9 y2  inches. 


82 — Jade  Buddha  Enthroned 

The  Buddha  in  prayer,  in  gray-white  jade,  seated  on  a  tall 
lotus  pedestal  in  dense  green  jade,  elaborately  carved  in 
low  relief. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


83 — White  Jade  Quadrilateral  Incense  Burner 

Four  feet  and  two  upright  loop  handles.  Studded  with 
bosses,  carved  with  archaic  dragons  in  light  relief,  and  in¬ 
cised  with  fret  border. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


84 — White  Jade  Circular  Box  with  Dome  Cover 

Delicately  carved  with  bats  among  clouds  and  a  large 
dragon  medallion. 

Diameter,  6%  inches. 


85 — White  Jade  Buddha 

Standing  figure,  holding  emblems,  poised  on  a  lotus  flower; 
back  of  him  a  white  jade  halo  carved  with  cloud  forms. 
Teakwood  stand  with  carved  jade  and  gilt  balustrade. 
Glass  case. 

Height  •with  stand,  9%  inches;  height  of  case,  13 y„  inches. 


86— Jade  Bowl 

Deep  and  lightly  flaring.  Mottled  gray-white  and  green 
jade,  transparent  and  brilliantly  polished. 

Diameter,  6%  inches. 


87 — Pair  Jade  Rice  Bowls  with  Covers 

Transparent  yellowish-gray  jade,  with  soft,  lustrous  polish. 

Diameter,  5ys  inches. 


88 — Yellowish-white  Jade  Vase  with  Cover 

D  ragon  handles  carved  in  free  relief  above  a  series  of  loops; 
dragon  finial  on  cover. 


Height,  7%  inches. 


Fi?'st  Afternoon 


89 —  Crystal  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  Daruma,  in  smoky  crystal,  on  a  white 
crystal  base  carved  in  rock  formation. 

Height,  8%  inches. 

90—  Turquoise-matrix  Fountain 

Sheltered  by  pine  trees  in  openwork  carving,  with  birds 
perched  upon  them. 

Height,  6yg  inches. 

91 —  Malachite  Vase 

Carved  as  a  large  pomegranate,  embraced  within  branches 
of  the  tree  bearing  smaller  fruits,  standing  out  in  relief 
and  openwork. 

Height,  6%  inches. 

92 —  Lapis-lazuli  Vase  with  Cover 

Carved  with  pairs  of  dragons  and  phoenixes,  the  sacred 
fungus  and  the  rock  peony,  in  bold  relief  and  openwork ; 
the  cover  with  a  phoenix  and  peonies. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


93 — Amethyst  Vase  with  Cover 

Carved  in  bold  relief  and  openwork  with  a  dragon  and 
phoenixes,  and  the  rock  peony  in  blossom. 

Height,,  5%  inches. 


91 — Gray-white  Jade  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  Ivuan-yin,  in  jewelled  robes. 

Height,  8%  inches. 


95 — Carved  Jade  Bowl 

Ovoidal  with  in-folding  lip.  Light  and  dark  gray  opaque 
jade,  with  relief  decoration  of  dragons,  clouds  and  waves. 

Diameter,  6 ys  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


96 —  Brown  Amber  Okimono 

Carved  as  a  lion  and  a  horse  beside  rocks,  with  an  eagle 
perched  aloft  among  growing  peaches.  Golden  trans- 
lucence. 

Height,  6%  inches. 

97 —  Green  Jade  Quadrilateral  Vase  with  Cover 

Eight  loose-ring  handles.  Low  relief  carvings  of  the  ogre 
features,  and  a  coiled  dragon  finial,  pierced. 

Height,  8%  inches. 

98 —  Animal  Statuette 

Seated  monkey  carved  in  pink  quartz  brilliantly  polished. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


99 — Rock  Crystal  Double  Vase 

Carved  as  a  pomegranate  and  Buddha’s-hand  citron,  rest¬ 
ing  among  their  branches,  with  bat  and  cloud  ornamenta¬ 
tion. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


100 — White  Jade  Circular  Shallow  Dish 

Ovoidal  and  flaring,  transparent  and  brilliantly  polished. 

Diameter,  8  inches. 


101 — Gray-white  Jade  Dish 

Shallow,  on  five  low  sceptre-head  feet ;  slightly  flaring  sides. 

Diameter,  8%  inches. 


102 — Greenish-white  Jade  Vase  with  Cover 

Flattened-ovoidal  form ;  carved  with  a  single  pine  tree,  and 
guarded  by  three  goats,  on  rocks ;  goat  finial  on  cover. 

Length,  8%  inches. 


103 — White  Jade  Camel 

Standing  with  head  erect,  the  heavier  fur  carved  and  in¬ 
cised,  and  his  leading-rope  looped  across  his  back ;  polish 
of  great  brilliancy. 

Length,  7%  inches. 


104 — Amethyst  Vase  with  Cover 

Flask  shape,  embraced  within  the  branches  of  a  peach  tree 
in  bearing,  with  parrots  carved  in  bold  relief ;  bird  cover. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


105 — White  Jade  Mountain 

The  lodged  sides  carved  with  numerous  trees  and  buildings ; 
below,  three  figures  wading  through  shallow  water;  all  in 
low  relief  and  undercutting. 

Height,  7  inches. 


106 — Brown  Jade  Buddha  in  Prayer 

The  Buddha  nude,  on  a  thalamus,  with  a  halo  carved  with 
dragons  in  low  relief  on  the  obverse,  and  the  reverse  covered 
with  an  incised  inscription  in  ten  columns. 

Height,  8%  inches. 


107 — Greenish  Jade  Buddha 

Seated,  in  the  attitude  of  meditation;  unctuous  polish. 
Thibetan. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


108 — White  Jade  Kylin 

Recumbent,  with  head  turned  back  over  shoulder;  waxen 
polish. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


109 — Black  Jade  Ivylin 

In  walking  attitude  with  head  to  left;  lustrous  polish. 

Length,  9%  inches. 


110 —  Animal  Statuette 

An  elephant,  walking,  carved  in  richly  mottled  jasper  with 
soft,  lustrous  polish. 

Height.  7%  inches. 

111—  Cr  ystal  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  Ivuan-yin,  with  cliasse-mouche  and 
peonies. 


Height,  10%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


112 — Amethyst  Vase  with  Cover 

Pear-shape,  embraced  within  rambling  pine  and  plum  trees, 
with  birds  and  a  pair  of  the  sacred  deer  among  them  and 
sages  playing  “Go”  under  the  branches ;  all  in  high  relief 
and  undercut. 

Height,  1  inches. 


113 — Chalcedony  Vase  with  Cover 

Flask  shape  with  loose-ring  handles,  lying  within  pine  and 
plum  trees,  in  high  relief  and  undercut,  the  sacred  fungus, 
a  bat,  crane  and  kylin  adding  to  the  ornamental  carving. 

Height,  8%  inches. 


114 — Dark  Amber  Vase 

Embedded  within  elaborate  high  relief  carvings  in  which 
appear  Shou-lao,  the  spotted  deer  and  sacred  fungus,  a 
crane,  and  pine  and  peach  trees  growing  about  rockery ; 
the  amber  mottled  and  showing  ruby  translucence. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


115 — White  Jade  Phoenix 

Sitting,  with  sprig  of  peaches  in  its  beak.  Soft,  lustrous 
polish.  Underneath,  incised:  “Ch’ien-lung  nien-chih.” 
Carved  and  silver-inlaid  double  stand. 

Length,  10  inches. 


116 — Kuan-yin  Enshrined 

Chalcedony  figure  of  the  goddess,  within  a  rock  shrine  or¬ 
namented  with  enamels  of  rich,  soft  colors,  retained  by 
heavily  modeled  cloisons. 

Height  of  fignre,  5%  inches;  of  shrine,  8%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


117 — White  Jade  Vase  with  Cover 

Quadrilateral  beaker  shape,  lightly  carved  in  the  ogre  mo¬ 
tive,  and  with  deep  borders,  and  resting  on  rocks  from  which 
grow  the  blossoming  Chinese  evergreen  and  Chinese  lily ; 
on  top  of  the  rock  a  phoenix. 

Height,  9y2  inches. 


118 — Rock  Crystal  Vase  with  Cover 

Flattened  ovoidal  form,  with  pierced  dragon-handles ; 
carved  in  light  relief  with  the  archaic  dragon-scroll  and 
ogre  motive. 


Height,  9%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


119 — Rock  Crystal  Vase  with  Cover 

Large  flask  shape,  elaborately  carved  in  high  relief  with 
phoenixes  amid  blossoming  peonies,  and  a  lizard-dragon, 
and  with  a  border  in  low  relief.  Two  fungus-branch  and 
loose-ring  handles.  Phoenix  and  peonies  on  cover. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


120 — Translucent  Dark  Green  Jade  Vase 

Beaker  form,  carved  in  low  relief  in  a  conventional  lotus 
motive  and  with  deep  borders  of  the  leaves  of  the  ornamental 
banana.  Height,  8%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


121 —  Dark  Green  Jade  Dish 

Generally  elliptical  shape,  formed  of  interlacing  sceptre- 
heads  set  on  edge;  four  sceptre-head  feet.  Two  loose-ring 
handles,  with  pierced  tops  engraved  with  emblematic  bats. 

Length,  liy2  inches. 

122 —  White  Jade  Vase 

Quadrilateral  with  rounded  corners  and  four  loose-ring 
handles,  with  a  lesser  cornucopia-vase  at  its  side,  resting 
on  rockery  and  surrounded  with  openwork  carvings  of  pine 
and  magnolia,  a  stork  and  the  sacred  fungus.  Dragon 
fimal  on  cover.  Height,  7y4  inches. 

123 —  Rock  Crystal  Vase  with  Cover 

Quadrilateral  flask  shape,  set  on  the  back  of  a  strange  dol¬ 
phin,  which  supports  also  on  one  side  a  boy  with  a  banner 
and  on  the  other  a  phoenix.  Duck  handles  in  relief.  On 
cover  a  recumbent  Fu.  Height,  inches. 

124 —  Pair  White  Jade  Table  Screens 

Oblong,  with  a  brilliant  polish.  Carved  in  light  relief  with 
landscapes  and  figures ;  on  one  are  pine  trees  and  sages 
bv  the  sea,  with  the  sun  seen  beyond  a  summer  house,  and 
on  the  other  pine  and  peach  trees  and  sages  in  the  moun¬ 
tains.  On  each  an  Emperor’s  poem,  engraved  and  gilded, 
and  on  the  reverse  of  each  plum  trees  lightly  etched  and 
gilded. 

Height,  6%  inches;  length,  9%  inches;  height  in  stands,  10 14  inches. 


125 — White  Jade  Ornament 

A  Lohan  carved  in  bold  relief  is  seated  in  a  grotto  of  over¬ 
hanging  rocks,  a  book  beside  him,  pendant  willows  over  his 
head.  Aloft,  an  incised  and  gilded  memorial  inscription 
to  the  greatest  painter  of  the  Yuan  Dynasty,  the  spirit  of 
whose  work  the  sculptor  declares  he  seeks  to  represent  in 
stone.  Height,  11%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


125a — White  Jade  Vase  with  Cover 

Flattened  ovoidal  form  with  deep,  spreading  foot;  dome 
cover  with  two  Fu-lions  carved  in  the  round;  two  dragon- 
head  and  loose-ring  handles.  Floral  ornamentation  in  low 
relief  and  etched.  Brilliant  polish. 

Height,  13%  inches. 


126 — Dense-green  Jade  Ornament 

Arched  form,  picturing  a  Lohan  holding  a  scroll,  seated 
in  a  grotto,  under  a  pine  tree  carved  in  relief  and  open¬ 
work.  The  sacred  fungus  springs  forth  at  the  foot  of  the 
tree  behind  him,  and  before  him  an  incense  burner  sends  up 
clouds  of  fragrance.  Soft  waxen  polish. 


Height,  8%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


127 —  Buddhistic  Rosary 

Consisting  of  thirty-three  beads  of  aquamarine  and  three 
of  pink  tourmaline,  with  a  double  tassel  of  silver  thread. 

Length,  13%  inches. 

128 —  Mandarin  Necklace 

Consisting  of  one  hundred  and  eight  beads  of  dense,  opaque 
brown  amber,  and  four  large,  solid  globes  of  turquoise,  all 
with  soft  polish. 

Length,  58  inches. 

129 —  Emerald-green  Jade  Necklace 

Formed  of  one  hundred  and  eight  beads  of  fei-t’sui  jade, 
translucent  and  brightly  polished. 

Length,  55 y„  inches. 


CHINESE  TRANSLUCENT,  OPAQUE  AND 
CAMEO  GLASS 

130 — Carved  Glass  Vase 

Turquoise-blue  glass,  carved  in  low  relief  with  a  palace 
and  gardens,  in  which  pines  and  willows  grow,  a  noble  with 
an  umbrella  being  seen  within  the  gate.  Purple-pink  glass 
stand. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


131 — Opaque  Glass  Bottle 

Soft  pea-green  hue;  eight  sides,  the  sides  lightly  hollowed. 
Ch’ien-lung  mark  incised  under  foot. 

Height,  5  inches. 


132 — Cameo  Glass  Ornament 

In  f  orm  of  a  flattened  peach  in  translucent  white  glass, 
embraced  by  sprigs  of  leaves  in  blue,  and  carved  with 
two  bats  in  blue. 


Height,  3%  inches 


First  Afternoon 


133 — Cameo  Glass  Vase 

Translucent  white  glass,  with  sprays  and  Buddhistic  em¬ 
blems  in  relief  in  blue,  yellow-amber  and  aubergine. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


134 — Translucent  Glass  Vase  with  Cover 

Sapphire-blue  glass ;  in  flattened  ovoidal  form,  with  crawl¬ 
ing  dragon  in  relief. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


135 —  Translucent  Glass  Beaker 

Low  form,  in  a  pure  light  turquoise-blue.  Cilia  Ch’ing  mark 
incised  under  foot. 

Height,  3%  inches. 

136 —  Transparent  Amber  Glass  Bowl 

Ovoidal,  flaring  at  the  lip ;  engraved  with  chrysanthemums 
and  butterflies. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 


137 — Cameo  Glass  Tripod  Incense  Burner 

Translucent  white  glass  with  peony  scroll  and  further  orna¬ 
mentation  in  blue. 

Diameter ,  4  inches. 


138 — Pair  Cameo  Glass  Vases 

Translucent  white  glass  with  floral  scrolls,  and  sceptre-head 
and  plantain-leaf  borders  in  blue.  Ch’ien-lung  mark  un¬ 
der  foot. 

Height,  6  inches. 


1  39 — Yellow  Glass  Bottle 

Squat  form  with  tubular  neck;  translucent  glass  of  orange- 
juice  yellow. 


Height,  5%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


140 — Agate-glass  Vase 

Flattened  ovoidal  form  with  incurvate  neck  and  pedestal 
foot.  Agate-brown,  with  dragons  in  bold  relief  carved  in 
a  lighter  layer,  and  low  relief  panels  of  squirrels  and  grapes 
decoration. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


141 —  Pair  Transparent  Glass  Bottles 

Ruby-amber  hue  ;  with  swelling  bodies  and  solid  feet.  Ch’ien- 
lung  mark  incised  under  the  feet. 

Height,  iy4  inches. 

142 —  Opaque  Glass  Bottle 

With  bulbous  body,  full  neck  and  broad  foot,  in  dense  glass 
of  pea-green  tone.  Ch’ien-lung  mark  under  the  foot. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


143 — Tall-necked  Squat  Bottle 

Dense  white  glass  with  a  rare  purplish-pink  translucence. 

Height,  fiy,  inches. 


144 — White  Translucent  Glass  Bowl 

Ovoid,  with  fluted  sides,  flat  lip  and  bold  foot. 

Diameter,  6ys  inches. 


145 — -Yellow  Translucent  Glass  Bowl 

Ovoid,  with  fluted  sides,  thin  lip  and  bold  foot;  brilliant 
imperial  yellow  glass. 

Diameter,  Ci/S  inches. 


145a — Yellow  Translucent  Glass  Dish 

Shallow  ovoidal  form,  with  flattened  lip  and  low  foot,  the 
sides  fluted ;  brilliant  imperial  yellow  glass. 

Diameter,  6 ys  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


146 — Purple  Translucent  Glass  Bowl 

Ovoid,  with  lightly  defined  lip  and  bold  foot,  the  exterior 
decorated  with  a  deep  band  of  slightly  hollowed,  contiguous 
facets,  or  irregularly  hexagonal  depressions. 

Diameter,  6ys  inches. 


147 —  Cameo  Glass  Vase 

Translucent  white  glass,  hexagonal,  the  sides  decorated  in 
green  with  seasonal  flowers,  the  peony,  chrysanthemum, 
lotus,  plum,  iris  and  bamboo,  and  the  neck  and  foot  with 
formal  borders. 

Height,  ly,  inches. 

148 —  Cameo  Glass  Vase 

Globular  with  full  neck  and  expanding  lip  and  spreading 
foot.  Pure  white  translucent  glass,  decorated  in  two  panels 
of  deep,  rich  blue,  with  peacocks  and  peonies,  and  a  crane 
and  a  mandarin  duck  in  a  lotus  pond. 

Height,  7 y2  inches. 

149 —  Opaque  Glass  Bowl 

Ovoid,  the  bottom  extended  to  a  broad  conical  termination ; 
short  lip  and  wide  mouth.  Brilliant  glass  of  dense  and 
rich  lapis-blue. 

Diameter,  6  inches. 

150 —  Pair  Globular  Bottles 

With  tall  cylindrical  necks  and  lightly  spreading  feet.  Bril¬ 
liant  transparent  glass  of  clear  sapphire-blue. 

Height,  9  inches. 

151 —  Pair  Cameo  Glass  Bottles  in  Polychrome 

The  body  a  dense  opaque  custard-yellow,  with  relief  carv¬ 
ings  of  bats,  birds,  buffalo  and  bamboo,  willows,  figures,  and 
phoenixes,  in  emerald  and  turquoise,  topaz,  red,  and  dark 
blue. 


Height,  8 ys  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


152 — Pair  Blue  and  White  Cameo  Glass  Bottles 

Dense,  pure  white,  semi-translucent  body,  encircled  by  the 
rambling  branches  of  a  tree  of  the  peaches  of  longevity  in 
bearing,  carved  in  relief  in  lapis-blue. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


153 — Ruby  Glass  Bottle 

Squat  melon-shaped  body  with  cylindrical  neck.  Trans¬ 
parent  glass  of  deep  ruby  tones,  with  crystalline  areas  and 
brilliant  surface. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


SMALL  GROUP  OF  SOAPSTONE  FIGURES,  ALL 
OF  CH’IEN-LUNG  PERIOD 

154 — Soapstone  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  a  bearded  sage,  with  breast  exposed,  in 
robes  with  cloud-scroll  and  wave-form  embroideries  incised. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


155 — Soapstone  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  a  sage  in  delicately  embroidered  robes, 
the  embroideries  incised,  holding  a  tasseled  scroll. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


156 —  Soapstone  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  Kuan-yin,  holding  a  scroll  and  a  rosary, 
her  breast  jewelled  with  seed  pearls. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

157 —  Soapstone  Figure  Group 

Kuan-yin  seated,  her  robes  incised  with  lotus  embroideries, 
holding  a  child  on  her  lap. 


Height,  5%  inches. 


F  irs  t  A  ftern  oon 


158 —  Soapstone  Statuette 

Seated  figure  of  a  Lolian  in  lotus-embroidered  robes,  in 
wax-like  soapstone,  on  a  polychrome  soapstone  base  of 
rockery. 

Height,  5 y2  inches. 

159 —  Soapstone  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  seated,  holding  a  scroll  and  rosary,  in  wax-white 
soapstone,  on  a  rockery  base  of  dark,  mottled  soapstone 
wTith  a  diapered  upper  surface. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

160 —  Soapstone  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  a  man  of  wisdom  and  nobility,  holding  a 
branch  of  the  sacred  fungus  coated  with  vermilion  lacquer. 

Height,  7  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


161 — Soapstone  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  in  white  soapstone,  seated  on  a  chieken’s-blood 
soapstone  base,  on  which  stands  an  attendant  of  Buddha 
carved  in  wood. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


162 — Soapstone  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  one  of  the  eight  Taoist  immortals,  with 
his  attribute  the  castanets,  in  chicken’s-blood  soapstone, 
his  robes  incised  with  a  dragon  pursuing  the  sacred  jewel 
among  clouds. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


163 — Soapstone  Figuke  Group 

Ivuan-yin  standing,  holding  a  child  in  her  arms,  on  a  base 
of  openwork  rockery. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


164 — Soapstone  Figure  Group 

Kuan-yin  standing,  with  man-child  in  her  arms,  on  an  open¬ 
work  rockery  base,  with  an  attendant  in  adoration  on  a 
lower  rock  ledge. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


165 — Soapstone  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  standing,  holding  the  curative  vase  and  the  dis¬ 
tributing  willow  spray. 

Height,  10  inches. 


166 — Soapstone  Statuette 

The  goddess  of  mercy  carved  in  ample  proportions,  her 
robes  adorned  with  incised  embroideries,  seated  and  looking 
downward  with  benign  dignity. 


Height,  9%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


RHINOCEROS  HORN  CUPS  OF  THE  CH’IEN-LUNG 

PERIOD 

167 — Small  Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

With  Shou-lao  riding  on  a  stork  and  the  eight  Taoist  im¬ 
mortals,  all  carved  in  relief  around  the  exterior. 

Length,  3 y2  inches. 


168 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Shallow  Coupe 

In  form  of  a  curling  lotus  leaf,  in  translucent  rhinoceros 
horn  of  tortoise-shell  mottling,  with  brilliant  polish. 

Diameter,  4 y2  inches. 


169 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Tall  Cup 

Carved  in  relief  and  undercutting  with  Chinese  nobles  who 
in  a  mountain  gorge  among  pine  trees  reach  a  state  of 
blissful  forgetfulness  in  contemplation  and  study  of  the 
beautiful.  Incised  inscription. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


170 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Tripod  Libation  Cup 

After  a  bronze  form,  carved  in  relief  in  the  ogre  motive  and 
with  lizard  dragons  mounting  the  sides. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


171 —  Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Carved  in  the  motives  of  ancient  bronzes,  with  reliefs  on  an 
incised  fret  ground,  fret  borders,  and  scrolled  dragons  in 
undercutting. 

Length,  6  inches. 

172 —  Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup  with  Handle 

Dragons  mount  from  the  handle  over  the  edge  of  the  cup, 
and  a  relief  band  in  the  ogre  motive  with  dentated  ridges 
encircles  it. 


Height,  4%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


173 —  Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Pine,  bamboo  and  plum  trees  carved  in  relief  and  under¬ 
cutting;  lizard  dragon  in  relief  on  the  inner  surface. 

Length,  6y,  inches. 

174 —  Rhinoceros  Horn  Tall  Cup  with  Chrysanthemum  Bush 

Handle 

Carved  with  ogre  and  dragon  bands  in  relief,  and  plantain 
leaf  borders  lightly  incised. 

Height,  5ys  inches. 


175 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Tall  Cup 

Carved  in  relief  and  openwork  in  the  lotus  motive  through¬ 
out. 

Height,  (i%  inches. 


176 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

An  old  man  and  two  horses,  one  of  them  rolling,  are  seen 
among  mountains  and  pine  trees,  trees  furnishing  an  open¬ 
work  handle. 

Height,  5 y4  inches. 


176a — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Elliptical  and  shallow,  in  light  brown  horn,  brilliantly 
polished,  pine  tree  handle  in  relief  and  undercutting. 

Length,  inches. 

177 —  Large  Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Mottled  horn,  with  bold  and  rich  carvings  of  peonies,  chry¬ 
santhemums,  fruit  trees  and  a  butterfly. 

Height,  5 y2  inches. 

178 —  Large  Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Boldly  carved  with  a  wooded  mountain  gorge,  through 
which  a  boat  with  passengers  is  rushing  down  rolling  waters. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


179 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Elliptical  trumpet-shape ;  intricately  carved  in  relief  and 
undercutting  with  scenes  of  the  Taoist  Paradise,  present¬ 
ing  various  immortals  and  attendants,  and  on  the  interior 
an  imperial  dragon  among  clouds. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


180 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Carved  with  trees  and  a  stream  among  the  mountains. 

Height,  4  inches. 


181 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Leaf-shape,  with  angular  foliations;  carved  in  ancient 
bronze  style,  with  ogre  heads  and  dragons  on  an  incised 
thunder-scroll  ground. 


Length,  6%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


182 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Long  Coupe 

Shaped  as  a  dug-out  boat  formed  of  a  tree  stump,  and 
bearing  a  worthy  reclining  against  gnarled  branches. 

Length,  12%  inches. 


183 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Carved  with  the  lotus  and  shell  fish  and  a  leaping-wave  base. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


184 — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Carved  as  a  dug-out  boat  formed  from  a  tree  stump,  with 
a  seated  figure  holding  a  sceptre  and  embowered  in  branch¬ 
ing  coral,  and  the  lotus  and  prunus  in  blossom. 

Length,  7%  inches. 


184a — Rhinoceros  Horn  Cup 

Relief  carvings  of  Taoist  immortals  and  Shou-lao  mounted 
on  a  stork,  with  trees  of  the  peaches  of  longevity  forming 
a  double  handle. 


Height,  4%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


CARVED  IVORY  BOXES  OF  THE  CH’IEN-LUNG 
PERIOD  WITH  COVERS 

185 — Ivory  Cylindrical  Box 

Carved  with  archaic  dragons,  sceptre-heads  and  flowers, 
tinted,  on  a  perforate  ground  of  intricate  diaper. 

Diameter,  2%  inches. 


186 —  Ivory  Octagonal  Box 

Carved  with  dragons  and  flowers,  bats  and  dogs  Fu,  squir¬ 
rels  among  the  grapes,  and  a  phoenix  on  a  peony  tree,  on 
a  pierced  diaper  ground. 

Length,  2%  inches. 

187 —  Ivory  Cylindrical  Box  or  Cricket  Cage 

Carved  with  the  flowers  of  the  four  seasons,  tinted,  on  a 
ground  of  reticulate  diaper. 

Diameter,  3 y8  inches. 


188 —  Ivory  Domed  Box 

All-over  pattern  of  a  highly  conventionalized  lotus  scroll, 
the  dome  pierced. 

Diameter,  3%  inches. 

189 —  Ivory  Casket  with  Hinged  Cover  and  Lock 
Quadrilateral,  on  four  bat  feet.  Sides  incised  with  a  swas¬ 
tika  lattice,  enclosing  foliate  medallions  in  eavo-rilievo, 
between  corner  posts  carved  with  bamboo  in  relief ;  the  cover 
in  alto-rilievo  with  palace  gardens  and  the  “thousand  per¬ 
sonages.” 

Height,  4 yg  inches ;  length,  6%  inches;  width,  4%  inches. 
( Illustrated ) 

190 —  Ivory-paneled  Table  Screen 

The  ivory  carved  with  peonies  in  bud  and  blossom  in  relief. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


189 


First  Afternoon 


191 —  Ivory  Quatrefoil  Box 

Incised  and  relief  carvings  of  palace  gardens,  figures,  flow¬ 
ers  and  emblems,  delicately  tinted ;  bat  and  peaches  in 
cavo-rilievo.  (Repaired.) 

Diameter,  3%  inches. 

192 —  Ivory  Globular  Box  or  Cricket  Cage 

Perforated  ground  throughout  the  sphere,  the  diaper  in 
the  polar  zones  differing  from  that  of  the  main  surface, 
which  displays  peony,  peach  and  gourd  sprays,  bats  and 
butterflies,  in  low  relief  and  soft  tones. 

Diameter,  3%  inches. 


193 — Ivory  Rectangular  Casket 

Oblong  with  metal  corners  and  feet.  Exterior  carved  with 
Chinese  gardens,  pavilions  and  travelers ;  interior  with 
melon  vines  and  butterflies  on  a  tinted  basket-work  ground. 
On  the  cover  the  peony,  lotus,  plum  and  magnolia,  and  the 
melon  vine  with  melons  as  handle. 

Length,  7  inches. 

Shown  at  the  Burlington  Fine  Arts  Club,  London ,  Exhibition  of  Chinese 
Art,  1915. 


CARVED  IVORY  FIGURES  OF  THE  MING  PERIOD 

194 — Ivory  Statuette 

Seated  figure  of  Kuan-yin  with  rosary ;  richly  colored  by 
the  fumes  of  incense. 

Height,  3%  inches. 


195 — Ivory  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  seated,  with  man-child  on  her  knee ;  dark  ma¬ 
hogany  coloring. 


Height,  3%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


196 —  Ivory  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  standing,  holding  the  curative  vase;  light  brown 
mottling. 

Height,  5ys  inches. 

197 —  Ivory  Figure  Group 

Chinese  lady  standing,  holding  a  boy  on  her  arm.  Rich 
yellow  and  dark  mahogany  mottling. 

Height,  6  inches. 

198 —  Ivory  Statuette 

Shou-lao  standing,  holding  a  peach  of  longevity  in  his  hand. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


199 — Ivory  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  seated  on  a  rock  throne,  one  hand  laid  over  the 
other.  White,  warm  yellow  and  rich  mahogany-red,  with 
brilliant  polish. 

Height,  6y4  inches. 


200 — Ivory  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  bearded  Daruma,  in  flowing  robes,  the 
color  a  rich  and  brilliant  mahogany-brown  throughout, 
with  yellowish  mottlings. 

Height,  8%  inches. 


201 — Ivory  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  Idaten,  with  warm  mahogany-red  and 
yellow  mottlings.  Traces  of  gilding. 

Height,  f)  inches. 


202 — Ivory  Statuette 

The  god  of  longevity  with  staff  and  fan ;  mellow,  mottled 
color. 


Height,  10%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


203 — Ivory  Statuette 

An  emaciated  priest,  his  robes 
delicately  engraved,  leaning  on  a 
staff,  a  rosary  on  his  wrist.  Rich 
brown,  with  yellow  mottling. 

Height,  7%  inches. 

Shown  at  Burlington  Fine  Arts  Club, 
Exhibition  of  Chinese  Art,  London, 
1915. 

201- — Ivory  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  carrying  child  holding 
lotus  bud,  her  hair  and  rosary- 
tassel  engraved  and  blackened ; 
warm,  rich  and  mellow  coloring. 

Height,  10  inches. 


205 — Ivory  Statuette 

Confucius  standing,  in  girdled 
robe,  his  hands  folded;  delicate 
carving  at  the  back.  Mellow, 
brilliant  color.  (Chipped  at  head  and  foot.) 

Height,  9%  inches. 

Shown  at  Burlington  Fine  Arts  Club,  London,  Exhibition  of  Chinese 
Art,  1915. 


206 — Ivory  Statuette 

Kuan-yin  with  the  vase,  standing;  soft  grayish  and  mellow 
brown  tones. 

Height,  10  inches. 

Shown  at  the  Burlington  Fine  Arts  Club,  London,  Exhibition  of  Chi¬ 
nese  Art,  1915. 


First  Afternoon 


207 —  Ivory  Statuette 

Standing  sage,  with  folded  arms,  in  warm  and  mellow  col¬ 
oring. 

Height,  11  inches. 

Shown  at  Burlington  Fine  Arts  Club,  Exhibition  of  Chinese  Art,  Lon¬ 
don,  1915. 

208 —  Ivory  Statuette 

Shou-lao  holding  a  branch  of  the  peaches  of  longevity, 
which  encircles  his  head.  Brilliant,  soft  and  mellow  color. 

Height,  11%  inches. 


209 — Ivory  Statuette 

Shou-lao,  clutching  his  staff  in  one  hand  and  a  peach,  his 
emblem,  in  the  other,  in  rich  dark  mahogany  coloring. 

Height,  11  inches. 


210 — Ivory  Statuette  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Standing  figure  of  a  Lohan  girdled  with  leaves,  carrying  a 
gourd,  and  leaning  on  a  staff,  left  arm  upraised;  white 
and  yellow  coloring. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


211 — Ivory  Statuette 

Shou-lao  with  staff  and  fan,  in  warm  yellow  and  rich  ma¬ 
hogany  brown,  brilliant  coloring. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


212 — Ivory  Statuette 

The  god  of  longevity  with  fan  and  staff,  with  rich  and 
brilliant  patina  of  soft  and  warm  coloring.  Black  cap. 

Height,  13%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


213 —  Ivory  Statuette 

Shou-lao  leaning  slightly  forward,  one  hand  beneath  his 
robe,  the  other  in  the  attitude  of  holding  his  staff.  Ripe, 
mellow  coloring,  with  areas  of  warm  mahogany-red. 

Height,  13  inches. 

Shown  at  Burlington  Fine  Arts  Club,  Exhibition  of  Chinese  Art,  Lon¬ 
don,  1915. 

214 —  Ivory  Statuette 

Shou-lao  caressing  a  peach,  in  ivory  of  mottled  tone,  with 
areas  of  grayish,  weathered  surface. 

Height,  13%  inches. 


GROUP  OF  POLYCHROME,  INLAID  AND 
CINNABAR  LACQUERS 

215 —  Two  Black  Lacquer  Trays  ( Cli'ien-lung ) 

Painted  in  polychrome  with  flowers  and  fruit,  bird  and 
insect. 

Diameter,  4 y8  inches. 

216 —  Four  Black  Lacquer  Trays  ( Cli'ien-lung ) 

Decorated  with  Chinese  figures  in  outdoor  scenes,  in  mother- 
of-pearl  and  soapstone  inlay  relief. 

Diameter,  4y2  inches. 

217 —  Four  Brown  Lacquer  Trays  {Cli'ien-lung) 

Chinese  boating  scenes  in  delicate  polychrome  and  gilding, 
with  floral  and  dragon  borders.  In  black  lacquer  box. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 

218 —  Three  Petal-form  Red  Lacquer  Trays  {Cli'ien-lung) 
Gilt  decoration  of  Chinese  figures  in  garden  scenes. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


219 —  Two  Red  Lacquer  Trays  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Polychrome  painting  of  Chinese  figures  on  land  and  water. 

Diameter,  5ys  inches. 

220 —  Two  Red  Lacquer  Trays  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Scenes  and  characters  of  Chinese  legend,  in  polychrome  on 
a  gold  ground ;  basket-work  border  in  brown  lacquer. 

Diameter,  5 y„  inches. 

221—  — Black  Lacquer  Foliated  Cylindrical  Ron  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Inlaid  with  bats,  peaches  and  floral  sprays  on  a  variously 
diapered  ground,  all  in  mother-of-pearl. 

Diameter,  41/J>  inches. 

222 —  Cinnabar  Lacquer  Bowl 

Carved  in  relief  with  birds  and  flowers  on  an  incised  ground. 

Diameter,  5  inches. 


223 — Cinnabar  Lacquer  Box 

Foliated  cylindrical  form  in  sixteen  lobes.  Relief  decora¬ 
tion  of  immortals  crossing  the  waves  on  a  dragon  and  spray 
of  flowers. 

Diameter,  4y2  inches. 


224 —  Pair  Cinnabar  Lacquer  Boxes 

In  the  shape  of  large  peaches  of  longevity.  Relief  and  in¬ 
cised  decoration  of  peaches,  Buddha’s-hand  citron  and  plum 
blossoms,  on  sides ;  on  top,  ornamental  baskets,  and  medal¬ 
lions  of  Shou-lao  with  his  emblems,  the  top  decoration  in¬ 
cluding  dark  green  and  yellow  lacquers. 

Diameter,  5*4  inches. 

225 —  Pair  Brown  Lacquer  Boxes  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Circular  with  dome  covers.  Decoration,  many  bats  flying 
among  clouds,  carved  in  low  relief. 


Diameter,  5%  inches. 


First  Afternoon 


226 — Cinnabar  Lacquer  Vase  ( Chin  Clung) 

Broad,  squat  beaker-shape.  Polychrome  decoration  in  re¬ 
lief  and  incised,  showing  imperial  dragons  and  phoenixes 
among  waves  and  clouds.  Underneath,  incised  and  gilded: 
Ta  Ming  Chia  Ching  nien  chih. 

Height,  4%  inches. 

22T — Cinnabar  Lacquer  Box  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Circular;  dome  cover  with  flat  top.  Luxuriant  peony  deco¬ 
ration  in  relief,  all  over. 

Diameter,  8  inches. 

228 —  Imperial  Sweetmeat  Box  in  Lacquer  (Ch’ien-lung) 

In  square-and-circle  form,  and  containing  a  tray  and  four 
small  boxes,  these  boxes  carved  with  a  swastika  lattice  and 
Chinese  characters.  The  containing  box  elaborately  carved 
in  relief  on  an  incised  ground,  with  Taoist  immortals  and 
attendants,  and  other  figures,  among  mountains  and  in  gar¬ 
dens,  and  with  emblems  and  ideograph  inscriptions.  The 
work  is  in  dark  tones  of  red,  yellow  and  blue ;  interior  black. 
The  characters  on  the  four  enclosed  boxes  declare  “no  end 
to  life,”  in  other  words,  implying  that  the  whole  box  was 
a  princely  gift  to  the  occupant  of  the  imperial  throne — 
the  locution,  which  may  be  paraphrased  “May  you  live 
forever,”  being  restricted  in  application  in  this  form  to 
the  Emperor  alone.  From  the  Imperial  Palace,  Peking. 

Height,  6%  inches;  diameter  of  square,  8%  inches;  of  circle,  9 ]/2  inches. 

( Illustrated) 

229 —  Pair  of  Cinnabar  Lacquer  Hat  Stands  ( Chien-lung ) 
Balconied  bases  on  four  ju-i  feet,  the  quatrefoil  standards 
with  slender  elongated  knops,  the  racks  foliated  in  four 
divisions.  Fruit,  flower  and  bat  decoration  in  red  relief  on 
an  incised  green  ground. 


Height,  11%  inches. 


228 


First  Afternoon 


230 —  Pair  Large  Cinnabar  Lacquer  Cake  Boxes  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 
Shallow,  of  broadly  lobed  outline,  on  eight  low  ju-i  feet. 
Elaborately  carved  ornamentation  of  conventional  floral 
motives  and  Buddhistic  emblems,  and  cover  medallion  of 
imperial  dragons  in  the  waves  of  the  sea.  Carved  teak- 
wood  table  stands. 

Height,  4%  inches;  diameter,  V!1/^  inches. 

231 —  Pair  Large  Cinnabar  Lacquer  Plaques  ( Ch’ien-lung) 
Broad  ovoidal  eavetto  and  low  foot;  flaring  marly  with 
upcurling  lip.  In  the  eavetto,  an  incised  decoration  of 
dragons,  waves  and  rocks.  The  other  surfaces  with  relief 
decorations  of  flowers,  landscapes  with  figures,  emblems  and 
the  archaic  dragon  scroll.  Imperial  seal  of  Ch’ien-lung, 
carved  in  gold  lacquer,  inlaid  underneath  foot. 

Diameter,  20 %  inches. 


SECOND  AFTERNOON’S  SALE 

FRIDAY,  DECEMBER  15,  1916 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

BEGINNING  AT  2.30  O’CLOCK 


DECORATED  PORCELAINS  OF  THE  MING  AND 
CH’ING  DYNASTIES 

232 —  Foliated  Rouge  Box  ( Cli'ien-lung ) 

Enamel  painting  of  kingfisher  on  flowering  tree,  and  blos¬ 
soms  on  diaper  scroll  ground.  Maker’s  name  in  seal  char¬ 
acters  underneath;  same  potter  made  No.  233. 

233 —  Set  of  Six  Cups  and  Saucers  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 
Conventional  lotus  scroll  enameled,  and  a  diaper  scroll  in 
gilt,  on  a  salmon-pink  ground ;  bats  and  Shou  medallions. 
Cup  interiors  gilded.  Made  by  the  potter  of  No.  232;  his 
name  in  blue  under  each  piece. 

Diameter  of  saucers,  4 yz  inches. 

231 — Globular  Bottle  with  Slender  Neck  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Painted  in  pink,  brown,  gray  and  green  peach  tones  on 
white,  with  three  kylins  in  different  attitudes. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


235 — Ovoid  Jar  (Ming) 

Lotus  scroll  in  copper-red  and  etched,  within  an  emerald- 
green  enameled  ground.  Cilia  Ching  mark  in  dark  blue. 


Diameter,  4%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


236 — Ovoidal  Jar  (Ming) 

Large  spheres  in  deep  red  with  purple  lustre,  on  a  latticed 
white  ground,  with  lotus  and  trefoil  details  in  red,  green 
and  gold. 

Height,  4 y4  inches. 


237 — Ovoidal  Bowl  (Ming) 

Imperial  dragons  in  rich  green  enamel  of  metallic  lustre,  on 
a  dark,  dull  red  ground.  Cilia  Ching  mark  under  foot. 

Diameter,  6  inches. 


238 — Pair  Ovoidal  Bowls  (K’ang-hsi) 

Magnolia  and  plum  trees,  and  poems,  in  gold  on  a  black, 
misty-mirror  ground;  white  rims. 

Diameter,  5%  inches. 


239 — Bottle-shape  Vase  (K’ang-hsi) 

Longevity  emblems,  the  fungus,  bat  and  spotted  stag,  in 
dark  underglaze  blue  on  a  light  starch-blue  ground. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


240 — Inverted  Bell-shape  Bowl  (K’ang-hsi) 

Brilliant  imperial  yellow  glaze  with  metallic  lustre,  with 
four-clawed  dragons  in  emerald  and  pale  purple  enamel, 
and  white  reserve.  Under  foot  the  six-character  mark  of 
Hung  Chih  (apocryphal). 

Diameter,  6y8  inches. 


241 — Pear-shaped  Jar  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Chrysanthemum  decoration  reserved  and  penciled  in  two 
shades  of  cobalt  blue,  in  a  light  yellow  ground  with  fishroe 
crackle. 


Height,  7  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


242 — Bottle-shaped  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Brilliant  celadon  glaze,  with  three  fruit  clusters  in  peach 
tones  and  blue. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


243 — Club-shaped  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Boy  in  shallows  trying  to  catch  a  crab,  in  polychrome  on  a 
brilliant  white  ground. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


244 — Pair  Oviform  .Tars 

Peonies,  birds  and  butterflies,  in  four  colors  on  a  gray-white 
ground. 

Hieght,  6%  inches. 


245— Oviform  Jar  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Equestrian,  child  and  peddler,  painted  in  enamel  colors  and 
red  on  a  brilliant  white  ground. 

O 

Height,  8  inches. 


246 — Club-shaped  Vase  ( K'ang-lisi ) 

Flying  birds,  and  plum  trees  in  profuse  blossom,  in  poly- 
ch  rome  on  a  ground  of  brilliant  white  with  a  soft  iri¬ 
descent  lustre. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


247 — Club-shaped  Vase  (Yung  Cheng) 

Peonies,  chrysanthemums  and  plum  blossoms,  bird,  butterfly 
and  fungus,  in  polychrome  enamels  on  pure  white. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


248 — Club-shaped  Vase  (Yung  Cheng) 

The  peony  and  other  flowers,  and  butterflies,  in  famille-rose 
enamels  on  a  rich  cream-white  ground. 


Height,  10%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


249 —  Oviform  Vase  with  Trumpet  Neck  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Brilliant  white  ground  with  soft  iridescent  lustre,  painted 
with  birds  and  blossoming  trees  around  rocks,  in  several 
colors,  one  rock  surface  a  pale  green  finely  crackled. 

Height,  10i/2  inches. 

250 —  Cylindrical  Vase  with  Teak  Cover  (K  ’ ang-hsi ) 
Decorated  with  figures,  rocks  and  pines,  in  red,  gilding,  and 
polychrome  enamels. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


251 — Cylindrical  Jar  with  Short  Neck  and  Teak  Cover 
(K’ang-hsi) 

Decoration,  a  beauty  standing  between  two  warriors,  in 
polychrome  with  a  touch  of  gilt. 


Height,  8%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


252 —  Inverted  Pear-shape  Jar  with  Wood  Cover 

( Chia  Clung ) 

Imperial  dragons  among  clouds,  over  waves  and  rocks, 
reserved  in  a  pale  yellow  and  penciled  in  black,  in  a  ground 
of  rich  dark  red  with  purple  lustre.  Six-character  mark 
of  the  reign  in  rich  blue. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

253 —  Ovoid  Jar  with  Short  Wide  Neck  ( Chia  Ching ) 

Dark  rouge-de-fer,  light  emerald  and  yellow  decoration  of 
dragons  and  floral  scrolls  on  a  ground  of  soft  white.  Six- 
character  mark. 


Height,  5 ys  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


254 — Quadrilateral  Beaker-shaped  Vase  ( Cli'eng  Hua ) 

Brilliant  polychrome  decoration  of  figures,  phoenixes,  fungi 
and  five-clawed  dragons  on  white.  Six-character  mark. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


255 — Ovoid  Jar  with  Short  Full  Neck  (Ming) 

Lotus  and  chrysanthemum  decoration,  with  symbols  and 
pendants,  in  Ming  four-color  style  on  a  lustrous  ground  of 
soft  white. 

Height,  7%  inches. 

25(1 — Ginger  Jar  with  Carved  Wood  Cover  (Ming) 

Three-color  floral  decoration  in  two  large  panels,  with  lotus 
border,  and  narrow  panels  of  imbrications. 

Height,  6%  inches. 

257 —  Kuan-yin  Elaborately  Enthroned  (Ming) 

The  benevolent  goddess  is  seated,  holding  a  lotus  sceptre 
crowned  with  an  infant  head,  on  a  thalamus  raised  above  a 
balcony  supported  on  a  hexagonal  and  stepped  base,  her 
flowered  and  medallioned  robes  in  green,  aubergine  and 
yellow,  and  white  reserve. 

Height,  13%  inches. 

258 —  Tripod  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover  (Ming) 
Ovoidal  and  shallow,  with  stump  feet.  Cracked  white  relief 
decoration  of  dragons  and  the  flaming  jewel  on  a  light 
chocolate-brown  ground  of  soft  lustre.  Interior  white. 
Six-character  mark  of  Ch’eng  Hua. 

Diameter  8%  inches. 


259 — Ovoid  Jar  with  Teakwood  Cover  (Ming) 

Fu-lions  and  flower  scroll  in  dark  green,  cobalt-blue  and 
white  reserve  in  a  ground  of  deep  red ;  dark  blue  and  light 
emerald  border. 

Height,  7%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


260 — Large  Plaque  ( Yung  Clicng) 

Finely  elaborated  rose-vert  decoration  picturing  a  lady 
driving  a  flower  chariot  drawn  by  a  spotted  stag,  on  a  pure 
white  ground;  border  of  blossoms  and  floral  panels  on  a 
green  lattice  ground.  Under  surface  in  imperial  yellow 
with  green  waves  of  the  sea  in  relief.  Mark  of  the  reign. 

Diameter,  14ys  inches. 


261 — Bottle-shaped  Vase  with  Trumpet  Lip  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 
White  and  aubergine  peonies  and  magnolia,  on  emerald 
trees  beside  a  sapphire  rock,  in  a  mirror  ground  of  rich 
light  yellow. 


Height,  liy2  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


262 — Famille-verte  Plaque  (Ming) 

At  a  willow-bordered  waterside,  three  men  engaged  in  irri¬ 
gating  work,  two  at  a  treadmill  and  one  with  a  sweep. 

Diameter,  10%  inches. 


263 — Famille-verte  Plaque  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Dragons,  phoenixes  and  flowers  in  brilliant  five-color  deco¬ 
ration  on  white  ground,  on  both  surfaces.  Six-character 
mark  of  the  reign. 

Diameter,  12%  inches. 


264 —  Large  Gallipot  ( Ch’ien-lung) 

Greenish  lemon-yellow  ground,  with  archaic  dragon  and 
phoenix,  lotus  and  peony  decoration  reserved  in  two  tones 
of  cobalt  blue. 

Height,  13%  inches. 

265 —  Tall  Pear-shape  Vase  on  High  Foot  ( K’ang-hsi ) 
Brilliant  celadon  ground,  broken  by  a  widely-branching 
plum  tree  in  white  and  light  buff1  relief. 

Height,  16%  inches. 

266 —  Pair  Grand  Globular  Vases  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Drooping  lip,  festooned ;  dragon-head  and  loose-ring  han¬ 
dles.  Luxuriant  floral  scroll  decoration,  with  bats  and 
archaic  dragons,  in  polychrome  enamels  on  a  pale  green 
ground  of  soft  lustre.  Seal  on  each. 

Height,  18%  inches. 


267 — Pair  Grand  Vases  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Tall  oviform  with  full  neck  and  expanding  lip  with  straight 
flange.  Coral  and  gold  decoration  of  peony  and  magnolia 
trees,  phoenixes,  butterflies  and  elaborated  borders,  on  a 
pure  white  ground. 


Height,  32  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


268 — Pair  Decorated  Fish  Bowls  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Circular,  with  straight  sides  slightly  expanding.  Flower, 
fruit  and  scroll  decoration,  with  formal  borders,  in  four 
colors  on  white  ground.  Seal  mark  of  the  reign  under¬ 
neath.  On  skeleton  table  stands. 

Height,  9%  inches;  diameter,  20%  inches;  height,  with  stand,  34 % 
inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


268a — Tall  Celadon  Vase  (Ming) 

Ovoidal  body  with  shoulder  slightly  retracted,  heavily 
molded  foot,  and  long  full  neck  with  trumpet  lip.  Rich 
floral  decoration  modeled  in  relief  under  a  brilliant  celadon 
glaze  of  pure  grayish  sea-green  tone.  Under  the  lip  a 
series  of  rings.  Concave  band,  decorated,  about  the  neck. 

Height,  29%  inches. 

268b — Deep  Fish  Bowl  (Ming) 

Blue  and  white.  Ovoidal  with  molded  rim.  Decoration, 
imperial  dragons  in  deep  and  brilliant  blue  of  two  tones, 
amid  a  blue  floral  scroll  in  double  outline,  with  a  ju-i  rim 
border,  on  a  brilliant  white  ground. 

Height,  16%  inches;  diameter,  20%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


CUPS,  VASES  AND  FIGURES  IN  MONOCHROME 

GLAZES 

269 —  Two  Blanc  de  Chine  Cups  ( K'ang-lisi ) 

Shallow,  on  three  short  feet,  with  bamboo  loop  handle ; 
cream-white  glaze. 

270 —  Two  Blanc  de  Chine  Cups  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Inverted  bell-shape,  with  four  feet  and  foliated  base.  Egg¬ 
shell  porcelain,  with  petal-panels  and  plum  and  peony  sprays 
in  relief ;  pure  white  glaze. 

271 —  Two  Eggshell  Cups  (  Yung  Clieng ) 

Exterior  in  light  canary  yellow,  interior  white.  Six- 
character  mark  of  the  reign  in  brilliant  blue. 

272 —  Coral  Coupe  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

In  curled  leaf  form  with  scrolling  stems  in  relief  along 
sides,  in  a  brilliant  glaze  of  soft  coral-red. 

Length,  3  inches. 

273 —  Fungus-branch  Shallow  Cup  (Ch'ien-lung) 

Laminated  and  incised,  under  a  brilliant  heliotrope  glaze. 

Length,  3'/2  inches. 


271 — Peach-shaped  Cup  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

With  twigs  and  leaves  in  relief,  and  a  bat  overspreading 
the  top.  Brilliant  aubergine  glaze  with  deep  blue  lustre. 

Length,  4  inches. 


275 — Apple-green  Coupe  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Upright  peach  shape  with  small  mouth.  Clear  apple-green 
glaze  of  soft  lustre  and  without  crackle. 


Height,  3  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


276 — Blanc  be  Chine  Coupe  (Ming) 

Lotus  leaf  cupped  and  fluted,  the  glaze  cream-white. 

Length,  4 y8  inches. 


277 — Blanc  de  Chine  Coupe  (Ming) 

Expanding  from  an  elliptical  base  to  an  elongated  foliate 
rim ;  rocks,  pines,  stork,  deer  and  other  animals  in  re¬ 
lief  ;  rich  cream  glaze. 

Length,  5%  inches. 


278 — Clair-de-lune  Bowl  (Yung  Clicng) 

Fine  translucent  musical  porcelain,  an  etched  rosette  within 
and  floral  decoration  in  relief  on  exterior.  Brilliant  “moon¬ 
light”  glaze  of  faintest  greenish  hue.  Six-character  mark 
of  the  reign. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 


279 — Nut  Dish  (Ming) 

Shaped  as  the  longitudinal  half  of  a  nut  of  lanceolate  out¬ 
line,  the  exterior  boldly  convoluted  and  naturalistically 
pitted,  and  glazed  in  a  matt  red-brown ;  interior  in  a 
brilliant  glaze  of  grayish-blue  and  greenish-gray  souffle 
over  a  dark  purpled  brown. 

Length,  6  inches. 


280 — Coral  Bowl  ( Ch’ien-lung) 

Exterior  in  coral-red  with  soft  lustre,  interior  white.  Seal 
mark. 

Diameter,  5  inches. 


281 — Globular  Coupe  on  Short  Foot  (Ming) 

Mirror  glaze  of  rich  dark  purple  on  both  surfaces. 

Diameter,  3%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


282 — Coral  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 
Exterior  in  a  brilliant  coral  glaze ;  two  animal  mask  han¬ 
dles  in  relief. 

Diameter,  4’/4  inches. 


283 — Clair-de-lune  Vase  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Globular  bottle-shape,  in  a  delicate  glaze  of  pale  lilac  tone. 

Height,  5 %  inches. 


284 —  Pair  Bird  Statuettes  (Ming) 

Blanc  de  Chine.  In  the  form  of  roosters  in  crowing  atti¬ 
tude,  the  plumage  modeled*  in  light  relief  and  incised. 

Height,  4%  inches. 

285 —  Pair  Blanc  de  Chine  Ornaments  (Ming) 

Fu-lions  on  pedestals,  with  trappings  in  relief. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

286 —  Blanc  de  Chine  Oviform  Vase  ( Yung  Cheng) 

Bamboo  and  flowers  growing  beside  rocks,  in  light  relief, 
under  the  brilliant  creamy-white  glaze. 

Height.,  5%  inches. 

287 —  Blanc  de  Chine  Incense  Burner  (Ming) 

Low,  with  swelling  sides  and  elephant-head  loop  handles. 
Wood  cover  with  amber  fruit  cluster  as  knob  handle. 

Diameter,  5%  inches. 


288 — Flaring  Bowl  (K’ang-hsi) 

Brilliant  camellia-leaf  green  glaze  with  metallic  lustre, 
closely  crackled. 


Diameter,  5%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


289 — Pear-shaped  Bottle  with  Spreading  Lip  ( Ch 'ien-lung ) 
Bright  glaze  in  the  soft  bluish-green  of  the  young  bamboo 
shoots,  with  fishroe  crackle;  interior  of  neck  in  black. 

Height,  5%  inches. 


290 — Gallipot  ( Ch  ’ ien-lung ) 

Lustrous  glaze  of  onion-green  with  finely  reticulate  crackle ; 
lip  in  cream  with  caf e-au-lait  crackle. 

Height,  5  inches. 


291 —  Coral  Vase  ( Cli  ien-lung ) 

Globular  with  spreading  foot  and  curvate  neck,  in  a  mot¬ 
tled  glaze  of  soft  coral-red. 

Height,  5%  inches. 

292 —  Pair  Yellow  Bowls  ( K'ang-hsi ) 

Delicate  musical  porcelain,  etched  with  medallions  and 
cloud  scrolls,  under  a  brilliant  glaze  o  f  light  canary-yellow. 
Mark  of  the  reign. 

Diameter,  4%  inches. 

293 —  Pair  Shallow  Dishes  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Imperial  yellow  glaze  with  brilliant  metallic  lustre,  over 
an  incised  decoration  of  peonies  afield  and  in  a  vase.  In¬ 
cised  marks  under  feet. 

Diameter,  6y8  inches. 

291* — Bottle-form  Blaljc  de  Chine  Vase  ( Ch' ien-lung ) 

Emblems  and  conventional  designs  lightly  etched  in  the 
paste. 

Height,  6ys  inches. 

295 — Blanc  de  Chine  Bowl  and  Stand  {Ming) 

Bowl  ovoidal  with  infolding  lip;  tripod  stand  having  a 
circular  base.  Rich  cream  glaze.  Bowl  incised  with  five 
characters. 

Height,  4%  inches;  diameter  of  bowl,  5 ys  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


296 — Chrysanthemum  Plate  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Modeled  in  the  form  of  a  widely  spread  chrysanthemum, 
the  petals  lightly  fluted  and  pointed,  the  modeling  con¬ 
tinued  down  the  low  foot.  Brilliant  glaze  of  mustard-seed 
yellow.  Seal  of  the  reign  under  foot. 

Diameter,  7%  inches. 


29T — Blanc  de  Chine  Statuette  (Ming) 

Standing  figure  of  Buddha  on  a  thalamus,  the  upper  part 
in  creamy  white  with  giant  crackle  in  dark  lines,  the  lower 
portions  of  cnfe-au-lait  tone  with  fishroe  crackle.  (Res¬ 
toration  at  arm.) 

Height,  13%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


298 — Blanc  de  Chine  Altar  Lamp  {Ming) 

Ovoidal  jar  with  conical  wick-holder  in  centre,  on  a  cir¬ 
cular  stand  cut  with  double-arch  openings. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


299 — Two  Blanc  de  Chine  Brush  Holders  {Ming) 

Cylindrical,  the  sides  an  openwork  peony  scroll,  with  in¬ 
cised  veining. 

Heights,  5 y4  inches  and  5%  inches. 


300 — Blanc  de  Chine  Brush  Holder  {Ming) 

Cylindrical,  the  sides  an  openwork  swastika  lattice. 
(Slight  restoration.) 

Height,  5%  inches. 


301 — Flower  Vase  {Ch’ien-lung) 

Squat  body  with  full  and  expanding  neck,  and  solid  top 
pierced  with  three  circular  openings.  Light  celadon  glaze 
with  broad  cafe-au-lait  crackle.  Seal  mark. 

Height,  4%  inches. 


302 — Pair  Tea-leaf  Green  Bowls  {Cliien-lwng) 

Quatrefoil,  with  spreading  foot  of  same  foliation.  Soft, 
lustrous  glaze  in  dark  mottled  tea  dust  tones  with  out¬ 
croppings  of  yellowish-buff  underglaze.  Seal  mark  in¬ 
cised,  under  the  glaze. 

Diameter,  5 y2  inches. 


303 — Two  Slender  Ovoidal  Jars  {Ch’ien-lung) 

Brilliant  turquoise-blue  glaze,  truite.  Perforate  wood 
covers. 

Heights,  5*4  inches,  5%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


804 — Turquoise  Pilgrim  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Rich  turquoise-blue  glaze  of  mirror  brilliancy  with  fishroe 
crackle;  ju-i  loop  handles. 

Height,  7  inches. 


305 — Tripod  Incense  Burner  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Squat  cauldron-shape  with  feet  and  loop-handles  in  dragon¬ 
head  form.  Mirror-black  glaze.  Wood  cover  with  lapis- 
lazuli  fungus-handle. 

Handle  •width,  61/,  inches. 


306 — Pair  Inverted  Bell-shape  Bowls  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Thin,  with  delicate  lip;  clothed  in  a  mirror  glaze  of  rich 
mazarin  blue.  Six-character  mark  of  the  reign  under  the 
white-glazed  foot. 

Diameter,  5  inches. 


307 —  Rose-du-Barry  Bowl  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Flaring  ovoidal  form  on  low  foot,  with  the  famous  purple- 
rose  glaze  of  peaii-d' orange  surface;  white  rim. 

Diameter,  7 y8  inches. 

308 —  Two  Chrysanthemum  Plates  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Modeled  as  widely-spread  chrysanthemum  blossoms,  the 
petals  lightly  fluted  and  pointed;  dark  purplish-red  glaze. 

Diameter,  7  inches. 

309 —  Deep  Ovoidal  Bowl  on  High  Foot  ( K’ang-hsi ) 
Brilliant  glaze  of  rich  cobalt  blue,  with  black  lip  and  foot. 

Diameter,  7%  inches. 


310 — Deep  Inverted  Bell-shape  Bowl  ( K'ang-lisi ) 
Mottled  glaze  of  brilliant  turquoise-blue,  truite. 


Diameter,  7%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


311— Two  Chrysanthemum  Dishes  ( Chia  Ch’ing ) 

Fluted  and  rounded  petals,  under  a  vermilion  glaze ;  on 
central  medallion  a  calligraphic  inscription  in  gold.  Six- 
character  mark  underneath  foot,  which  is  in  mirror-black 
with  rich  metallic  lustre. 

Diameter,  6%  inches. 


312 —  Coral  Bowl  {Ch'ien-lung) 

Slightly  ovoidal  with  flat  foot.  Coral-red  glaze  of  soft 
lustre ;  gilt  rim. 

Diameter,  6%  inches. 

313 —  Wine  Ewer  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Pear-shape  with  scrolled  handle  and  spout.  Dark  coral- 
red  glaze.  (Three  slight  chips.) 

Height,  8%  inches. 


314 — Coral  Incense  Burner  (Too  Kuang ) 

In  form  of  standing  kylin,  with  open  mouth ;  head  removable 
as  cover.  Dark  coral  glaze ;  teeth  in  crackled  greenish- 
white. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


315 — Beaker-shaped  Vase  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Relief  and  incised  decoration  and  four  bold  ridges,  after 
ancient  bronze  models,  under  a  brilliant  dark-lapis  glaze 
thinning  to  grayish  tones. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


316 — Peachbloom  Jar  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Oviform  with  short  wide  neck.  Brilliant  peachbloom  glaze, 
in  peach-gray,  grayish-pink  and  ashes-of-roses  tones,  with 
various  fleckings,  the  glaze  covering  interior  also.  Mark 
of  the  reign  in  sapphire-blue. 


Height,  8%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


317 — Peau-de-peche  Pitcher  ( Yung  Cheng) 

Globular  with  cylindrical  neck,  bold  spout,  flanged  and 
stepped  lip,  and  scroll  handle  with  ju-i  thumb-piece.  Bril¬ 
liant  glaze  of  peach-pink  with  greenish  deckings  and  green¬ 
ish-white  outcroppings,  and  bold  crackle.  Yung  Cheng 
seal. 

Height,  8  inches. 


318 — Inverted  Pear-shape  Jar  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Glazed  in  tea-dust  green  and  seal-brown,  and  decorated 
with  bands  of  archaic  animalistic  relief  ornamentation  on 
incised  thunder-scroll  ground. 

Diameter,  8 %  inches. 


319 — Statuette  in  Polychrome  and  Gold  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Seated  Buddha,  in  robes  of  dark  orange  and  purple,  and 
light  turquoise,  with  blue  headdress,  the  nude  flesh  gilded, 
on  a  lotus  throne  of  lighter  purple,  yellow-green  and 
robin’s-egg  blue. 

Height,  13%  inches. 


320 — Imperial  Yellow  Dish  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Shallow  on  broad  foot,  the  glaze  brilliant.  Exterior  en¬ 
graved  with  lotus  designs  in  a  highly  conventionalized  form. 
Seal  mark. 

Diameter,  10%  inches. 


321 — Two  Light  Yellow  Plaques  (Yung  Cheng) 

Brilliant  canary-yellow  glaze  with  a  golden-sunset  iri¬ 
descence.  Under  the  white-glazed  foot  the  six-character 
mark  in  deep  sapphire-blue. 


Diameters,  12%  and  12%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


322—  — Blanc  de  Chine  Statuette  {Ming) 

The  goddess  of  mercy  with  cowl  and  tiara,  standing  bare¬ 
foot  on  a  rock  base,  holding  a  scroll. 

Height,  17  inches. 

323 —  Blanc  de  Chine  Statuette  {Ming) 

Seated  male  figure  in  loose  robes,  on  a  rock  base,  with  for¬ 
mal  headdress,  and  long  whiskers  of  natural  hair. 

Height,  10%  inches. 

324 —  Tall  Clair-de-lune  Vase  {Yung  Cheng?) 

With  dragon-head  handles  from  lip  to  shoulder,  the  necks 
twisted.  Bands  of  floral  scroll  and  long  leaves  worked 
in  relief  under  a  brilliant  moonlight  glaze  of  pale  greenish 
hue.  (Probably  a  copy.) 

Height,  16  inches. 


325 —  Large  Globular  Bottle  {Ch’ien-lung) 

Flat  foot  and  full  neck.  Mottled  turquoise-blue  glaze,  bril¬ 
liant  and  closely  crackled. 

Height,  12%  inches. 

{Illustrated) 

326 —  Large  Globular  Bottle  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Deep  foot  and  slender  tubular  neck.  Mirror  glaze  of  varied 
turquoise-blue  and  turquoise-green,  truite. 

Height,  13%  inches. 

{Illustrated) 

32T — Oviform  Vase  (Ch’ien-lung) 

With  short  and  wide  neck,  and  flaring  lip  and  foot.  Bril¬ 
liant  turquoise-blue  glaze  of  deep  and  lighter  tones,  with 
close  crackle. 

Height,  13%  inches. 

{Illustrated) 


mm 


325  327  32G 


Second  Afternoon 


328 — Blanc  de  Chine  Statuette  {Ming) 

Priestly  figure  seated  on  a  tall  base  of  rockery,  holding 
a  scroll. 

Height,  13%  inches. 


329 — Blanc  de  Chine  Statuette  {Ming) 

Kuan-yin  with  cowl,  standing  on  a  rock  base.  (Slight 
finger-tip  and  tiara  repair.) 


Height,  17%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


GROUP  OF  SUNG  AND  MING  CREAM  GLAZES 

330 — Pai  Ting  Yao  Elongated  Ovoidal  Vase  (Sung) 

Conventional  lotus  bands  about  mid-body  and  foot,  lightly 
incised  under  a  cream  glaze  faintly  crackled.  Four  loop 
bandies  on  shoulder,  doubtless  broken,  have  been  ground 
flat  off. 

Height,  8  inches. 


331 — Pai  Ting  Yao  Jar  (Sung) 

Ovoidal  with  retracted  foot,  flattened  shoulder,  and  flanged 
neck  tapering  and  truncated.  Incised  fret  border  on  neck, 
and  lotus  band  on  body.  Rich  cream  glaze  with  cafe-au-lait 
crackle. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


332 — Ju-chou  Tall  Jar  (Ming) 

Wide  mouth  and  short  rounded  lip.  Cream  glaze  of  dull 
lustre,  toned  bv  a  cafe-au-lait  fishroe  crackle,  through 
which  a  light  giant  crackle  courses  in  undulant  inclines, 
with  underglaze  markings  faintly  visible. 

Height,  12 '4  inches. 


333 — Ju-chou  Tall  Decorated  Vase  (Ming) 

Slender  oviform  with  retracted  foot  and  trumpet  neck. 
Flowers,  birds  and  bamboo  in  relief  under  a  gravish-cream 
glaze  with  intense  crackle  in  cafe-au-lait. 

Height,  14%  inches. 


334 — Globular  Bottle  (Sung) 

With  slender  tubular  neck.  Conventional  lotus  scroll  and 
varied  borders  incised  under  a  cream-white  crackle  glaze. 


Height,  13%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


835 — Pax  Ting  Yao  Double-gourd  Vase  (Sung) 

Incised  with  lotus-scroll  bands,  spiral  and  lei  wen  borders, 
under  a  bright  ci'eam  glaze  finely  crackled. 

Height,  11  inches. 


336 — Oviform  Vase  (Ming) 

Wide  neck  and  expanding,  rounded  lip.  Cream-buff  glaze 
of  dull  lustre  with  veriniculate  crackle ;  in  neck,  caf e-au-lait 
fishroe  crackle. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


337 — Elongated  Egg-form  Vase  (Ming) 

Two  elephant-head  and  ring  handles  in  relief.  Finely 
crackled  cream  glaze  of  soft  lustre. 


Height,  12%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


338 — Ju-chou  Tall  Bottle-form  Vase  (Sung) 

Low  body  on  deep  foot,  with  full  neck  and  bulbous,  melon- 
shaped  lip.  Cream  glaze  with  both  fine  and  coarse  crackle 
in  self-color  and  cafe-au-lait. 

Height,  15  inches 


339 — Ju-chou  Tall  Bottle-form  Vase  (Sung) 

Similar  to  preceding,  the  glaze  in  lighter  tone. 

Height,  15*4  inches. 


340 — Ju-chou  Jar  (Ming) 

Oviform  with  short  straight  lip.  Brilliant  cream-white 
glaze  with  large  buff  areas  of  dull  oleaginous  lustre,  closely 
crackled. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


341 — Ju-chou  Tall  Cylindrical  Vase  (Ming) 

Short  trumpet  lip.  Grayish-cream  glaze  of  dull  lustre, 
with  varied  crackle,  and  cafe-au-lait  areas. 

Height,  15%  inches. 


342 — Cochin  China  Beaker-shaped  Vase  (Ming  Period) 

Quadrilateral,  in  ancient  bronze  form  with  dentate  ridges 
at  corners  and  intermediately.  Incised  and  relief  decora¬ 
tion  of  leaf  and  fret  borders,  monster-heads  and  bosses. 
Gray  glaze. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


343 — Large  Octagonal  Vase  (Yung  Clung) 

Low  retreating  foot,  large  incurvate  neck  and  wide  mouth. 
Gray  glaze  of  rumpled  surface,  with  cafe-au-lait  shadings 
and  bold  crackle.  Seal  mark  of  the  reign  in  blue. 

Height,  16  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


SUNG  AND  MING  DECORATED  WARES 

344 — Pear-shaped  Bottle  (Sung) 

Luminous  cream  glaze  painted  in  black  with  scrolling  floral 
forms. 

Height,  9  inches. 


345 — Ju-chou  Baluster  Aaase  (Sung) 

Brilliant  cream  glaze,  painted  in  black  with  figure,  stork 
and  flowers,  chrysanthemum  and  scroll  borders,  relief  de¬ 
tails  being  touched  in  in  a  light  russet  brown. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


346 — Ju-chou  Buddhistic  Statuette  (Sung) 

Kuan-yin  seated  on  a  rock  throne,  one  knee  raised  support¬ 
ing  a  vase  and  long-tailed  bird;  dragon  coiling  about  the 
rock.  Cream  glaze  lightly  crackled,  decorated  in  black  and 
a  sandy-yellow. 

Height,  13%  inches. 


347 — Ovoid  Jar  (Ming) 

Painted  in  brown  with  ducks  in  lotus  ponds,  in  foliated 
medallions  within  a  lattice,  on  a  creamy-gray  ground.  Petal 
and  fret  borders  in  brown  and  a  blossom  border  in  gray 
reserve. 

Height,  10  inches. 


348 — Ju-chou  Inverted  Pear-shape  Jar  (Chia  Citing) 

Light  gray  brilliant  glaze,  painted  in  brown  with  flashes 
of  metallic  lustre,  the  decoration  including  a  stork  and 
Chinese  ladies,  vermicular  scrolls,  and  borders  of  blossoms 
and  tendrils ;  long  inscription. 


Height,  11%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


349 — Large  Pottery  Gallipot  (Sung) 

Soft  creamy  glaze,  of  dull  lustre,  with  cafe-au-lait  fishroe 
crackle,  penciled  in  a  gray  black  with  conventional  blossom 
motives  on  a  wave  and  diaper  ground. 

Height,  14%  inches. 


350 — Pottery  Vase  (Sung) 

In  the  shape  of  twin  carp  in  upright  position,  one  in  egg¬ 
plant  hue,  the  other  in  cream  and  pink-brown  and  spotted 
with  the  dark  aubergine ,  the  glaze  brillant  and  minutely 
crackled. 


Height,  14  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


351—  lx  verted  Pear-shape  Pottery  Jar  (Sung) 

Lustrous  creamy  glaze,  broadly  painted  in  golden-brown 
with  chrysanthemum  blossoms  and  leaves. 

Height,  liy  inches. 

352 —  Pottery  Baluster  Vase  (Sung) 

Cream  glaze  of  soft  lustre,  painted  in  dai’k  brown,  and 
touches  of  enamel  relief  in  lighter  brown,  with  figures  in 
gardens  and  storks  at  the  water’s  edge,  chrysanthemum 
scrolls  and  formal  borders. 

Height,  14y>  inches. 

353 —  Large  Inverted  Pear-shape  Pottery  Jar  (Sung) 

Light  cream  glaze  of  soft  lustre,  with  two  figures  and  a 
bird  painted  in  black  in  three  ovoid  medallions ;  cursive- 
scroll  borders.  Wood  cover. 

Height,  14y2  inches. 

COLLECTION  OF  T’ANG  FIGURES 

354 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  an  old  woman,  hands  clasped  in  front 
of  her,  in  green  and  yellow  robes  and  red  hood. 

Height,  9 y  inches. 

355 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Young  woman,  standing,  in  emerald-green  robe,  her  hands 
joining  in  front  beneath  the  folds  of  a  long,  rich,  burnt- 
orange  shawl  drooping  from  her  shoulders.  Glints  of  iri¬ 
descence. 

Height,  10  y  inches. 

356 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Figure  of  a  lady  standing,  in  dark  orange-brown  and  yellow 
skirt,  her  waist  and  shoulder  wrap  in  a  mottled  buff  and 
emerald  with  infinitesimal  crackle.  Gray  earthy  incrusta¬ 
tions. 


Height,  10y  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


357 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Figure  of  man  in  yellow  and  dark  mahogany-red  coat  and 
trousers,  his  hands  crossed  before  his  breast. 

Height,  10 y2  inches. 

358 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Figure  of  an  elderly  person  standing  bent  in  an  attitude  of 
grief  or  humiliation,  all  in  gray  earth,  the  colors  vanished. 

Height,  10%  inches. 

359 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Lady  standing,  wearing  a  striking  hat  or  headdress  with 
an  exaggerated  Gainsborough  sweep,  which  seems  to  he 
of  bird  or  animal  form,  and  a  loosely  flowing  and  decollete 
gown,  the  whole  in  a  glaze  of  pale  green-buff. 

Height,  11  inches. 


360 — Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Standing  figure,  poised  on  one  foot  which  rests  on  a  plinth, 
the  other  slightly  raised,  head  tilted  forward  over  his  left 
shoulder  and  arms  extended  on  opposite  sides,  hands  grip¬ 
ping  some  objects  that  have  vanished.  Red,  blue  and  brown 
garments. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


361 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Tall  full-featured  lady  with  high  headdress,  in  short-sleeved 
decollete  gown,  dark  vermilion  in  the  waist,  the  skirt  cream- 
color,  vertically  striped  in  dark  brown ;  red  shoulder  scarf. 

Height,  14%  inches. 

362 —  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Man  in  black  hoots,  fluted  skirt,  girdled  long  coat  with 
cape  sleeves,  hands  before  his  chest  in  the  attitude  of  hold¬ 
ing  a  banner  or  insignia;  vestiges  of  red,  green  and  yellow 
coloring. 


Height,  14%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


363 — Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Bearded  man  of  strong  features,  in  dramatic  attitude;  red 
coat,  and  leggings  adorned  in  brown. 

Height,  14  inches. 


364 — Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Man  in  armor,  hands  in  position  of  bearing  banner  or  pike ; 
in  green,  red  and  brown. 

Height,  14y2  inches. 


365 — Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Skirted  figure  in  red  and  blue  robes  and  red  and  green 
headdress,  hands  clasped  above  a  rotund  abdomen. 

Height,  22%  inches. 


366 — Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Similar  to  the  preceding;  in  red  and  brown. 

Height,  23%  inches. 


367 — Large  Terra-cotta  Statuette 

Green-skirted  clerical  figure  in  red  robe  and  breastplate, 
bird  cap,  and  of  dignified  expression,  standing  on  a  deep 
base. 

Height,  22%  inches. 


368 — Terra-cotta  Animal  Statuette 

Mythical  monster  with  dragon  features  and  a  spiked  halo, 
on  its  haunches  on  a  perforated  base.  Splash  glaze  of 
green,  gray  and  burnt  orange.  (Horns  and  wing  mended.) 

Height,  33%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


GROUP  OF  MING  POTTERY  FIGURES,  DISHES 
AND  VASES,  WITH  TWO  CH’IEN-LUNG 
PIECES,  WHICH  ARE  SPECIFIED 

369 —  Shallow  Circular  Dish 

Exterior  in  pale  aubergine,  with  chrysanthemum  relief  deco¬ 
ration  in  green,  blue  and  yellow ;  interior  in  mottled  emerald, 
crackled ;  rim  blue. 

Diameter,  5%  inches. 

370 —  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover 

Lobed  contour  with  foliate  lip;  Fu  handles  in  bold  relief 
and  Sliou  medallions  within  foliated  embrasures.  Brilliant 
glaze  of  rich  dark  and  light  yellow,  finely  crackled  and  of 
metallic  lustre. 

Diameter,  5 y4  inches. 

371 —  Pair  Dogs-Fu  on  Pedestals 

One  with  cub,  one  with  brocade  ball.  Brilliant  glaze  in 
crackled  turquoise,  aubergine- brown  and  yellow. 

Height,  9  inches. 

372 —  Pair  Turquoise  Vases 

Oviform  with  two  handles  from  cup-lip  to  shoulder,  on 
hexagonal  bases.  Floral  relief  decoration  under  a  tur¬ 
quoise  glaze  truite. 

Height,  8  inches. 

373 —  Tripod  Incense  Burner 

Cauldron  shape  with  monster-head  feet  and  Fu  handles; 
wood  cover.  Chrysanthemum  relief  decoration.  Rich  dark 
aubergine  and  turquoise  glaze,  with  crackle. 

Height,  8  inches. 

374 —  Animal  Statuette 

Figure  of  a  horse,  heavily  caparisoned  in  relief ;  on  the 
saddle  a  bundle  of  books  bound  before  a  shell-halo.  Pis- 
tache-green  crackled  glaze,  relieved  with  yellow  and  warm 
brown. 


Height,  7  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


375 — Standing  Figure  of  Kuan-yin 


378 — Quatrefoil  Dish  on  Four  Scep- 
375  tre-feet  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Interior  in  a  mottled  violet-gray 
with  bold  crackle,  which  drips  with  bluish  transmutation 
over  a  clotted  sang-de-baeuf  glaze  covering  the  whole 
exterior. 


Fish  in  basket  at  her  feet.  In  bril¬ 
liant  glazes  of  rich  yellow  and  green, 
turquoise-blue  and  aubergine,  finely 
crackled,  and  gilding. 

Height,  14  inches. 


37 6 —  Statuette 

Standing  figure  of  a  sage,  glazed 
throughout  in  brilliant  green,  finely 
crackled ;  silvery-gray  iridescence. 

Height,  12%  inches. 

377 —  Shallow  Dish  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

In  peach  shape,  with  lobed  contour, 
and  bats  overhanging  the  lip,  a 
short  branch  forming  the  handle 
and  supporting  a  small  peach  and 
various  curling  leaves.  Rich  and 
brilliant  transmutation  glaze  of  soft 
blue  over  a  light  celadon-gray, 
finely  crackled. 

Length,  11%  inches. 


Length,  10%  inches. 


379 — Ovoidal  Bowl  with  Interned  Lip 

Two  bands  of  bosses  and  four  animal  masks  in  relief. 
Greenish-turquoise  glaze  minutely  crackled. 

Diameter,  8 %  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


380 — Ovoidal  Basin  with  Projecting  Lip 

Fish  in  light  relief  at  bottom  of  interior.  Pale  emerald 
glaze  over  gray,  boldly  crackled,  and  ending  with  rich 
“tears.”  Touches  of  the  silvery-gray  frosting  of  decay. 

Diameter,  10  inches. 


381- — Tripod  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover 

Cauldron  shape  with  animalistic  feet  and  fish-dragon  han¬ 
dles.  Floral  decoration  in  bold  relief  and  incised,  glazed 
in  the  rich  Ming  green  and  yellow. 

Height,  9 %  inches. 


382 — Three-color  Statuette 

Imposing  and  dignified  figure  seated  on  a  rock  base,  hands 
on  knees,  glazed  in  a  rich  and  brilliant  aubergine-'pu  rple, 
yellow  and  finely  crackled  turquoise-blue. 

Height,  12  inches. 


383 — Ovoid  Jar  with  Wood  Cover 

Dark  peacock-green  glaze  with  marked  crackle. 

Height,  7 y2  inches. 


384 — Pair  Incense  Holders 

Fu-lions  on  long  plinths,  with  vases  for  holding  joss  sticks 
on  their  backs.  Glazed  in  dark  bluish-green  and  yellow. 

Height,  10y2  inches. 


385 — Broad  Ovoidal  Bowl 

Banded  with  bosses  below  the  lip  and  above  the  foot. 
Greenish-gray  and  bluish-gray  glaze,  crackled.  (Under 
surface  of  foot-ring  painted  over.) 


Diameter,  IO14  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


386 —  Tripod  Bowl 

Ovoidal,  adorned  with  two  rings  of  large  bosses.  Greenish- 
gray  glaze  with  bluish  trend  and  metallic  lustre,  lightly 
crackled. 

Diameter,  9%  inches. 

387 —  Large  Ovoidal  Bowl  with  Molded  Lip 

Two  incised  rings  studded  with  bosses,  and  between  them 
four  relief  masks.  Mottled  glaze  of  turquoise-blue  of 
unctuous  lustre. 

Diameter,  10  inches. 

388 —  Large  Ovoidal  Bowl  with  Metal  Rim 

Broad  bands  set  off  by  incision  at  lip  and  foot.  Brilliant 
monochrome  glaze  of  lapis-lazuli  blue. 

Height,  6%  inches ;  diameter,  10%  inches. 

389 —  Quadrilateral  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover 
With  swelling  sides  and  angular  feet,  rectangular  lip  and 
upright  scroll  handles.  Archaic  dragons,  storks  and  ideo¬ 
graphs  in  relief,  in  yellow  and  aubergine- brown  on  a  dark 
green  crackled  ground. 

Height,  11%  inches. 

390 —  Pair  Fu-lions 

Seated  on  their  haunches  on  massive  quadrilateral  bases, 
the  bases  decorated  with  bold  relief  figures  of  immortals 
and  boys,  animals  and  gourds ;  in  rich  dark  green  and 
yellow,  with  aubergine  touches. 

Height,  19%  inches. 

391—  Large  Tripod  Incense  Burner 

With  heavy  upright  scroll  handles,  pierced,  and  elephant- 
head  feet.  High  relief  decoration  of  dragons  amongst 
foliage  and  flowers ;  within  the  handles,  figures  in  relief. 
Carved  teakwood  cover  with  pottery  lion  handle. 

Height,  20%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


392 — Mammoth  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover 

Globular  with  cylindrical  neck  and  underbody,  and  three 
monster-head  feet  resting  on  a  solid  base.  Decorated  in 
high  relief  with  dragons  coiling  among  luxuriant  chrysan¬ 
themums  ;  the  whole  in  green  and  dark  and  light  yellow. 
(Damaged.) 

Height,  19 y2  inches. 


CLOISONNE  AND  CHAMPLEVE  ENAMELS 

393 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Box  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Foliated  contour,  arching  at  one  end.  Decoration,  bats 
among  clouds,  the  lotus,  chrysanthemum,  and  scroll  bor¬ 
der  ;  five  colors  on  turquoise  ground ;  four  low  feet. 

Length,  •!%  inches. 


394 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Slender  Gilt  Bottle  ( K’ang-hsi ) 
In  four  colors  on  a  turquoise  ground,  archaic  dragons, 
sceptre-head,  leaf  and  angular-scroll  borders. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


395 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Tripod  Incense  Burner  ( Cli'ien - 
lung) 

Lotus  decoration  in  dark  vermilion,  yellow,  dark  green, 
turquoise-blue  and  dark  brown  on  a  white  ground. 

Diameter,  5'/s  inches. 


396 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Box  ( C'h'icn-lung ) 

Shaped  as  a  stack  of  books,  on  four  sceptre-feet.  Floral 
and  swastika  lattice  decoration  in  four  colors;  white  added 
for  the  book-ends. 


Length,  7%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


397 — Gilt  Bronze  B  uddha  on  Cloisonne  Enamel  Throne 
( Ch’ien-lung ) 

The  Buddha  crowned,  and  ornamented  with  jewels,  relief 
modelings  and  incised  embroideries,  seated  on  a  lotus  throne 
in  cloisonne  enamel  worked  in  lotus  pattern  in  soft  colors ; 
tall  halo  in  enamel. 


Height,  12y4  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


398 — Jewelled  Gilt  Offering  Cup  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 

Goblet  form  with  cover.  Incised  swastika  lattice  ground 
in  gilt  metal,  studded  with  floral,  fret  and  ju-i  hands  in 
brilliant  facetted  glass  in  the  colors  of  jewels.  Jade  under¬ 
foot  with  Ch’ien-lung  mark  incised. 

Height,  8 y4  inches. 


399 — Pair  Gilt  Temple  Ornaments  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Gilt  base  incised  in  lotus  and  wave  motives,  with  lotus  stan¬ 
dard  worked  in  relief,  supporting  mother-of-pearl  discs 
with  applique  ornament. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


400 — Pair  Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Candlesticks  ( Ch’ien- 
lung) 

In  form  of  storks  standing  on  rocks,  supporting  lotus  leaf 
bobeches  in  their  bills,  the  enamel  decoration  in  delicate 
coloring. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


401 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Incense  Burner  (Ch’ien-lung) 
Quadrilateral  with  upright  loop  handles,  on  four  long, 
scrolled  legs ;  varicolored  lotus,  bat  and  archaic  phoenix 
decoration  on  a  turquoise-blue  ground.  Wood  cover  with 
agate  Fu  handle. 

Height,  8%  inches. 


402 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Vase  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Animalistic  loop  handles  with  loose  rings.  Braided  scroll 
and  animalistic  decoration  in  five  colors  on  turquoise-blue 
ground. 


Height,  11  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


403 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Vase  with  Cover  (Ch’ien-lung) 
Oviform  in  contour,  and  quadrilateral  with  chamfered  cor¬ 
ners,  the  cover  dome-shaped  with  fungus  finial.  On  the 
sides  a  varied  floral  decoration  breaking  a  swastika  lat¬ 
tice,  and  on  the  corners  an  archaic  dragon-scroll ;  turquoise 

Height,  17ys  inches. 


ground. 


404 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Brazier  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Circular  and  shallow,  with  broad  flaring  rim  on  which  are 
two  bail  handles,  on  three  round  feet  with  bulbous  knees. 
Lotus  and  chrysanthemum  decoration  in  varied  color  on 
a  purple-blue  ground.  Diameter,  12 %  inches. 


405 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Plaque  (Ming) 

Dragon  and  phoenix  in  warm  polychrome  on  a  dark  tur¬ 
quoise-blue  ground,  on  upper  surface;  underneath,  bold 
lotus  sc  lolls.  Diameter,  16%  inches. 


406 — Pair  Cloisonne  Enamel  Shrines  (Cli'ien-lung) 

Each  of  four  slender  columns  on  a  balconied  base,  support¬ 
ing  roofs  of  bluish  jadeite.  Decoration,  lotus  scrolls  in 
five  colors  on  turquoise-blue  ground. 

Height,  16%  inches. 


407 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Incense  Burner  (K’ang-hsi) 
Oblong  on  four  tall  scroll  feet  set  diagonally,  with  two 
upright  loop  handles ;  dome  cover  with  globular  handle. 
Sides  in  the  ogre  motive,  legs  in  archaic  dragon  designs, 
on  cover  a  chrysanthemum  scroll,  all  in  polychrome  on  a 
turquoise  ground.  In  the  cover  four  panels  of  openwork 
relief  in  the  gilt  bronze,  with  dragons  and  phoenixes,  the 
finial  representing  a  dragon  in  similar  work. 

Height,  16%  inches;  length,  11  inches;  width,  8  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


408 — Pair  Cloisonne  Enamel  Hexagonal  Vases  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 
Elaborately  pedestaled,  with  beaker  mouths.  Vases  of 
varied  flowers  and  archaic  dragon-scroll  borders  in  bril¬ 
liant  colors  on  a  turquoise  ground.  Gilded. 

Height,  16%  inches. 


409 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Vase  (Ming) 

Quadrilateral  with  broad,  bulging  sides  and  two  relief  han¬ 
dles.  Dragons,  phoenixes  and  borders  in  warm  coloring 
on  turquoise-blue  ground.  Height,  15%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


410 — Cloisonne  Enamel  Tripod  Incense  Burner  ( Ch’ien - 
lung) 

Globular  on  three  cabriole  legs  with  dragon-head  knees ; 
S-scroll  handles ;  pierced  dome  cover  with  knob  finial. 
Gilded.  Floral  scroll  and  bat  decoration  in  five  colors  on 
turquoise  ground ;  cover  knob  with  lapis-blue  ground. 

Height,  16  inches. 


410a — Pair  Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Vases  ( Ch'ien  lung ) 

Trumpet  beakers  with  globular  mid-bodies ;  same  decora¬ 
tion  as  No.  410. 

Height,  13 y2  inches. 


410b — Pair  Cloisonne  Enamel  Gilt  Pricket  Candlesticks 
(Ch’ien-lung) 

Bell-shaped  bases  and  tall  standards  with  two  basins ;  same 
decoration  as  Nos.  410  and  410a. 

Height,  1 7y3  inches. 


411 — Champleve  Enamel  Tripod  Incense  Burner  ( Ch’ien- 
lung  ) 

Six-lobed  melon-form  with  dragon  handles;  straight  legs 
with  monster-head  knees ;  dome  cover  with  expanding  knob 
handle.  Highly  conventionalized  lotus-scroll  decoration, 
with  bats  and  Shou  medallions,  in  purple,  green,  gray  and 
two  shades  of  blue  on  gilt  ground. 

Height,  16%  inches. 


411a — Pair  Champleve  Enamel  Vases  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Beaker-form;  same  decoration  as  No.  411,  without  the 
bats  and  medallions. 


Height,  13%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


411b — Pair  Champleve  Enamel  Pricket  Candlesticks 
( Ch’ien-lung) 

Bell-shaped  bases,  and  large  and  small  basins ;  same  decora¬ 
tion  as  the  vases,  No.  411a.  Hpight  17%  incAM> 


412 — Pair  Bronze  Vases  with  Covers  (Ch’ien-lung) 

Large  double-gourd  shape,  the  severed  tops  forming  the 
covers,  with  branching  stems  as  handles.  Stippled  bronze 
ground  of  dark  and  rich  tone,  studded  with  gourds  in  white 
jade  applique,  among  flowering  vines  in  relief  in  varicolored 
enamels.  Height,  20  inches. 


413 — Pair  Cloisonne  Enamel  Table  Screens  ( Ch’ien-lung ) 
Decoration,  mountain  gardens  with  buildings  and  figures, 
in  colors  on  a  white  ground,  under  a  turquoise  sky  studded 
with  gilt  stars  (their  gilding  largely  vanished);  in  one  a 
stork  appears  and  in  the  other  a  pair  of  deer.  Chinese 
poems  incised  on  the  teakwood  backs.  Height,  27'/.  inches. 


GROUP  OF  ANCIENT  CHINESE  BRONZES 

414 — Bronze  Statuette  (Ming) 

Seated  Buddhistic  figure,  with  five  three-clawed  dragons 
modeled  in  the  round  wriggling  about  the  front  of  his 
body,  with  the  jewel  of  power  at  his  feet.  Dark  brown 
and  green  patina.  HeigM>  fi% 


415 — Bronze  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover  (Hsuan  Te) 
Inverted  bell-shape  with  dragon-head  loop  and  pendent 
handles,  on  a  quadrangular  base  with  molded  foot.  Under 
the  lip  an  archaic  dragon  border  in  cavo-rilievo.  Hsiian 
Te  mark  on  base. 


Height ,  4  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


416 — Indian  Bronze  Cup 

Globular  with  tall  spreading  foot.  Incised  border  at  lip, 
including  medallions  with  details  inlaid  in  gold,  and  other 
borders  below.  Heavily  incrusted  and  patinated  in  dense 
green.  (Lip  mended.) 

Height,  5%  inches. 


417— Bronze  Incense  Burner  (Ming) 

Wild  duck  standing  on  one  foot,  on  a  quatrefoil  base. 
Plumage  modeled  and  incised ;  parcel  gilt.  On  back  a 
hinged  cover.  Rich  brown  patina. 

Height,  9%  inches. 


418— B  ronze  Tripod  Incense  Burner  (Han) 

Cauldron  shape  with  straight  legs  and  loop  handles.  Under 
lip  a  band  of  ogre  eyes  in  relief.  Brown  and  rich  green 
patina.  Wood  cover. 

Height,  6%  inches. 


419 — Bronze  Dish  (Han) 

Vesica  shape  with  short  neck  or  spout  at  one  end,  the  entire 
top  open ;  thumb-ring  handle  at  one  side.  Red,  brown  and 
green  patina. 

Length,  9%  inches. 


420 —  Bronze  Pilgrim  Bottle  (Sung) 

Deep  foot  and  short  wide  neck;  loose-ring  handles.  In¬ 
dented  panels  following  contour  of  sides.  Soft  olive  and 
dense  mahogany-red  patina. 

Height,  9%  inches. 

421 —  Korean  Bronze  Kettle  (Korai) 

Ovoid  with  bail  handle.  Olive,  dark  brown,  reddish  and 
green-turquoise  patina,  with  dense  incrustations  mingled 
with  earth. 


Diameter,  9  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


422 — Bronze  Bell  (Han) 

Conventional  shape  in  teakwood  frame.  Studded  with 
thirty-six  bosses,  grouped  in  threes.  Blackish-blue  and 
dense  green  patina,  with  incrustations. 

Height,  12  inches. 


423 — Bronze  Globular  Bottle-shaped  Vase  (Sung) 

Two  animalistic  handles  in  relief  with  loose  rings.  Mottled 
brown,  red  and  green  patina,  with  thick  incrustations. 

Height,  10%  inches. 


424 — Bronze  Statuette  of  Confucius  (Ming) 

On  throne  seat,  in  robes  bordered  with  embroideries,  hands 
folded  within  the  sleeves,  across  his  breast.  Dark  brown 
patina.  Vestiges  of  gilding,  with  the  rich  patina  from 
incense  fumes.  He{ght>  n%  inches 


425 — Bronze  Figure  Group  (Ming) 

Sage  and  demon  on  a  rock  and  fungus  base,  their  apparel 
painted  in  colors  and  gold.  Olive-brown  patina  at  back. 

Height,  12%  inches. 


425a — Bronze  Statuette  of  Buddha  (Ming) 

Standing  on  a  thalamus  in  preaching  attitude,  his  robes 
with  lotus  embroideries  finely  incised.  Rich  and  brilliant 
warm  brown  patina  verging  upon  black,  toned  by  incense 
fumes.  Height,  14%  inches. 

425b— Bronze  Statuette  of  Kuan-yin  (Ming) 

Standing  on  a  convoluted  circular  base,  right  hand  resting 
on  the  lightly  extended  left  one.  Robes  finely  incised  with 
lotus  embroideries,  at  one  time  gilded.  Greenish-brown 
patina  of  waxen  surface. 


Height,  1G  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


426 — Bronze  Statuette  of  Warrior  {Ming) 

Standing  on  square  base,  hands  clasped  before  him. 
Painted  with  gold  lacquer,  patinated  in  brown  by  the  fumes 
of  incense. 

Height,  14  inches. 


427 —  Bronze  Statuette  of  Warrior  {Ming) 

Standing,  holding  symbol  on  his  outstretched  hands ;  on 
square  base.  Painted  with  gold  lacquer,  largely  covered 
with  a  red-brown  patina  from  incense  clouds. 

Height,  14%  inches. 

428 —  Bronze  Incense  Burner  {Ming) 

In  form  of  a  crested  swan  standing  on  one  foot,  neck 
stretched  and  head  turned  to  left  with  open  bill ;  upper 
body  lifts  off  as  cover.  Feathers  in  relief  and  incised. 
Brown,  olive  and  black  patina. 

Height,  14%  inches. 

429 —  Bronze  Tripod  Incense  Burner  with  Original  Cover 

{Han) 

Compressed  globular  form  with  flaring  base  and  animalistic 
feet,  dragon-head  loop  handles,  and  dome  cover  with  flange 
handle.  Laterally  furrowed,  and  incised  with  archaic 
dragon-scroll  border.  Dark  olive  patina,  with  brown,  red, 
gray  and  lighter  green  incrustations.  Teakwood  stand  with 
carved  white  jade  dragons. 

Height,  8%  inches;  width,  14  inches. 

430—  B  ronze  Sacrificiau  Vessel  with  Wood  Cover  {Han) 
Ovoidal  with  flaring  lip,  on  deep  base  with  spreading  foot. 
Animalistic,  boss  and  ridge  decoration  on  incised  fret 
ground.  Olive  patina  in  brown  and  green  tones  with  waxen 
lustre. 


Diameter,  10%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


431 — Bronze  Tripod  Incense  Burner  with  Wood  Cover 
(Chou) 

Inverted-bell  shape  with  upright  loop  handles,  on  broad-hip 
feet;  the  only  decoration,  two  low-relief  rings  on  body  and 
parallel  ridges  in  ovate  pattern  on  hips.  Mottled  patina 
of  greens  and  browns. 

Height,  14%  inches. 


432 — Heavy  Bronze  Bell  (Chou) 

Conventional  form,  with  ridges  at  sides  and  thirty-six  long 
conical  spurs  in  groups  of  three  and  nine,  and  deeply  in¬ 
cised  archaic  dragon-scroll  bands.  Dense  green  and  blue 
patina. 

Height,  18%  inches. 


433 — Bronze  Statuette  of  Confucius  (Ming) 

Seated,  in  voluminous  robes  with  relief  and  incised  acces¬ 
sories.  Thick,  dark  brown  patina  of  soft  lustre. 

Height,  15%  inches. 


434 — Bronze  Statuette  of  Kuan-yin  (Ming) 

The  goddess  of  mercy  is  seated,  with  feet  folded  across 
knees,  in  robes  covered  with  lotus  ornamentation  and  neck¬ 
lace  in  relief.  Rich  and  brilliant  black  patina  from  clouds 
of  incense. 

Height,  14%  inches. 


435 — Bronze  Jar  (Sung) 

Ovoid  with  deep  foot,  and  short  wide  neck  with  spreading 
lip;  three  animal-head  handles  in  high  relief.  Incised  and 
relief  decoration  in  archaic  dragon,  boss  and  fret  designs. 
Rich  green  and  red  patina. 


Height,  11%  inches. 


Second  Afternoon 


436 — Bronze  Sacrificial  Vessel  (Sung) 

Quadrilateral  with  bulging  sides,  base  supported  on  animal- 
grotesques,  four  animalistic  relief  handles,  and  pyramidal 
dome  cover  with  phoenix  gargoyles  at  the  corners.  Ogre 
and  fantastic  dragon  relief  decoration  on  incised  thunder- 
scroll  ground.  Rich  patina  of  brown,  red  and  green. 

Height ,  16*4  inches . 


ft 


Second  Afternoon 


437 —  Bronze  Water  Bowl  {Han) 

Ovoid  with  flaring  lip;  two  animalistic  short-loop  handles, 
interrupting  a  ribbed  band  in  relief.  Rich  green,  gray  and 
brown  patina,  thickly  incrusted. 

Diameter,  14%  inches. 

438 —  Large  Bronze  Tripod  Incense  Burner  with  Cover 

{Ming) 

Cauldron  shape  with  elephant-head  feet  and  handles,  and 
dome  cover  with  quatrefoil  apertures,  surmounted  by  a 
caparisoned  elephant  lying  down,  a  vase  on  his  back.  “Sun¬ 
spot  bronze,”  or  bronze  spotted  with  gold,  with  formal 
relief  decoration  of  sceptre-heads,  tassels  and  gourds. 
Brownish  patina.  Ming  mark  incised  on  cover.  On  carved 
teakwood  table-stand. 

Height,  27  inches;  height,  with  stand,  53  inches. 


THIRD  AND  LAST  AFTERNOON’S  SALE 

SATURDAY,  DECEMBER  16,  1916 

AT  THE  AMERICAN  ART  GALLERIES 

BEGINNING  AT  2.30  O’CLOCK 


COLLECTION  OF  CHINESE  MATS  AND  RUGS 
Mainly  of  the  Ch’ien-lung  Period,  with  Some  from  the  K’ang- 
hsi  and  Ming  Periods 

CONSIGNED  BY,  AND  TO  BE  SOLD  WITHOUT  RESTRICTION  BY 
ORDER  OF,  THE  LONDON  HOUSE  OF  YAMANAKA  &  COMPANY 

439 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Key  and  swastika  fret  and  medallion  in  two  shades  of  blue 
on  a  gray-white  ground,  with  outer  border  of  red  and  blue 
crosses. 

Length  2  feet  5  inches;  width,  2  feet  3  inches. 


440 — Two  Antique  Chinese  Mats 

Conventional  peony  medallion  in  blue  and  white  and  pale 
old-gold  on  an  apricot  ground ;  blue  and  white  swastika 
border  and  brown  boundary. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  9  inches. 


441 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Field  of  dragons  with  wave  and  rock  border,  in  deep  sap¬ 
phire  and  light  turquoise  blue,  white,  golden  yellow  and 
apricot  on  yellow  ground. 


2  feet  6  inches  square. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


442 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Five  five-clawed  dragons  in  two  shades  of  blue  with  white, 
apricot,  seal-brown  and  golden  yellow  on  an  orange-yellow 
ground. 


2  feet  6  inches  square. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


443 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Archaic  dragon  medallion  in  sapphire-blue,  with  blue  cor¬ 
ners,  on  a  white  ground;  blue,  white  and  golden  border  on 
a  peach  ground. 


Length,  2  feet  9  inches;  width ,  2  feet  6  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


444 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Peony  medallion  and  corners  in  light  and  dark  blue,  white 
and  greenish-gold  on  dark  apricot  ground;  light  lattice 
border. 

2  feet  4  inches  square. 


445 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Conventional  lotus  medallion  in  blue,  white  and  pale  gold 
on  pale  red  ground ;  blue  and  white  border  and  brown 
boundary. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  10  inches. 


446 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Geometrical  medallion  and  floral  lattice  in  blues,  white  and 
golden  yellow  on  salmon-pink  ground;  border  in  accord. 

2  feet  2  inches  square. 


447 —  Antique  Chinese  Tkiple-arch  Mat 

Trio  of  dragons  within  a  peony  border;  colors,  dark  and 
lighter  blue,  white,  gold  and  apricot-pink  on  an  orange 
ground. 

Length,  2  feet  7  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 

448 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Medallion,  peonies  and  butterflies  in  apricot  tones,  pale 
gold  and  two  shades  of  blue  on  a  gray  ground ;  diverse 
borders. 

Length,  3  feet  9  inches;  width,  2  feet  10  inches. 


449 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Lotus  medallion  in  blue,  white  and  golden-yellow  on  pale 
pink  ground;  blue  and  white  swastika  border  and  brown 
boundary. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  10  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


450 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Medallion  and  lattice  field,  T-fret  and  peony  borders,  in 
blue,  white,  golden  yellows  and  brown. 

2  feet  3  inches  square. 


451 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

On  a  golden-yellow  field,  peony  corners  and  medallion  in 
blues,  white  and  deep  apricot ;  varied  borders. 

Length,  2  feet  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 


452 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Lotus  medallion  and  angular  corners;  swastika  fret  border; 
in  pale  rose  and  gold,  blue,  white  and  apricot.  Brown 
boundary,  flowered. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  9  inches. 


453 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Varicolored  quintette  of  dragons  on  an  orange  ground ; 
border  in  accord. 

Length,  2  feet  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 


454 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Within  a  brown  boundary  a  sapphire-blue  swastika-fret  on 
a  pink  ground,  enclosing  an  old-gold,  apricot,  white  and 
pink  field  with  peony. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  9  inches. 


455 — Antique  Chinese  Mat  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

On  a  rich  sapphire-blue  field,  five  dragons  in  pale  turquoise 
and  gold,  apricot  and  white. 


2  feet  (i  inches  square. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


456 — Antique  Chinese  Mat 

Peony  decoration  in  blues,  apricot-brown  and  white  on 
light  yellow  ground ;  two  borders. 

Length,  2  feet,  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 


457 —  Antique  Chinese  Triple-arch  Mat 

Four  Fu-lions  in  pale  blue  and  yellow,  dark  blue,  white  and 
brown  on  a  dark  red-brown  ground ;  flowered  border. 

2  feet  2  inches  by  2  feet  2  inches. 

458 —  Antique  Chinese  Triple-arch  Mat 

Three  dragons  in  blue,  white  and  reddish-brown  on  dark 
yellow  ground ;  arched  peony  border. 

Length,  2  feet  7  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 


459 — Two  Antique  Chinese  Mats 

Medallion  and  peony  corners  in  light  and  dark  blue,  white 
and  apricot,  on  a  pale  gold  ground ;  broad  borders. 

Length,  2  feet  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 


460 — Two  Antique  Chinese  Mats 

Pale  rose  field  with  lotus  medallion  in  old-gold,  sapphire, 
gray  and  white;  blue  and  white  border  and  brown  boundary. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  10  inches. 


461 — Two  Antique  Chinese  Mats 

Lozenge  lattice  field  in  pale  rose  and  old-gold,  blue,  white, 
apricot  and  brown ;  blue  and  white  border  and  brown 
boundary  with  blossoms. 

Length,  3  feet;  width,  2  feet  9  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


462 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Light  fawn  field  with  saddled  horses  under  spreading  trees, 
in  two  shades  of  blue,  rose,  green  and  magenta;  two  sym¬ 
bolic  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  4  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 

463 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Storks,  stags  and  bats,  in  blue,  beneath  trees,  on  a  light 
fawn  ground;  fret  borders. 

Length,  3  feet  10  inches;  width,  1  foot  11  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


464 —  Antique  Chinese  Saddle-cloth  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 
Grayish-blue  field,  with  peony  medallions  in  white,  golden- 
yellow,  green,  pink  and  magenta ;  floral  border  in  similar 
coloring. 

Length,  4  feet  1  inch;  width,  1  foot  9  inches. 

465 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

On  a  gray-white  field,  stags,  storks  and  bats  in  sapphire 
and  gray  blue,  with  large  trees ;  two  varied  fret  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  2  inches;  width,  2  feet  3  inches. 

466 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Mottled  rose  field,  with  deep  blue  and  golden-yellow  lattice 
and  floral  medallion ;  peony-scroll  border  on  golden-yellow 
ground. 

Length,  3  feet  7  inches;  width,  2  feet. 


467 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Fawn-gray  ground  with  spotted  stags,  storks  and  endless- 
knot  emblems  in  two  shades  of  blue  with  salmon-pink ;  blue 
border. 


Length,  3  feet  7  inches;  width,  2  feet. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


468 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Floral  medallion  and  household  ornaments  in  two  shades  of 
blue,  with  light  brown,  on  a  brownish-white  ground;  swastika 
grill  border. 

Length,  3  feet  10  inches;  width,  2  feet  1  inch. 

469 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Deep  blue  of  soft  sheen,  with  geometrical  and  floral  deco¬ 
ration,  and  fret  borders,  in  lighter  tone. 

Length,  4  feet;  width,  2  feet. 


470 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Gray-white,  with  medallion,  flower-spray  and  scroll  deco¬ 
ration  in  light  and  dark  blue. 

Length,  4  feet  1  inch;  width,  2  feet  1  inch. 


471 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white,  with  floral  and  fret  decoration,  and  medal¬ 
lion  enclosing  bats  and  endless-knots  about  a  Shou  char¬ 
acter. 

Length,  3  feet  11  inches;  width,  2  feet. 


472 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Peach-pink  field  with  green  and  gold  corners,  and  blue, 
white  and  light  apricot  decoration ;  varied  bordering. 

Length,  4  feet  8  inches;  width,  2  feet  1  inch. 


473 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Light  and  dark  blue  flowers,  scrolls  and  medallion,  on  mel¬ 
lowed  gray-white  field,  with  borders  in  pale  greenish-blue 
on  brilliant  sapphire  ground. 

Length,  3  feet  9  inches;  width,  2  feel  3  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


474 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Flowers,  medallion,  and  fret,  in  light  and  dark  blue  and 
light  brown  on  a  grayed  white;  fret  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  1  inch;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 

475 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Spotted  stags,  storks,  bats  and  trees,  in  sapphire  and 
grayish-blue  on  a  fawn  field;  fret  border  with  medallion 
interruptions. 

Length,  4  feet  2  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 

476 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Deep  sapphire  ground,  with  field  decoration  and  borders 
in  turquoise-blue  of  greenish  trend. 

Length,  3  feet  7  inches;  width,  I  foot  11  inches. 

477 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white ;  conventional  patterns  and  borders  in  two 
shades  of  blue  on  a  gray-white  ground. 

Length,  4  feet  2  inches;  width,  2  feet  1  inch. 

478 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

On  a  gray-white  field,  stags,  bats  and  storks  in  sapphire 
and  cobalt  blue,  touched  with  pink  and  brown,  under  trees ; 
fret  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 

479 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

On  a  light  tan  field  with  soft  sheen,  varied  medallions  in 
apricot,  light  and  dark  blue,  pale  brown  and  old-gold; 
lattice  border  interrupted  by  medallions,  presenting  similar 
coloring,  and  deep  sapphire  boundary  band. 

Length,  4  feet  6  inches ;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


480 — Antique  Chinese  R  UG 

Blue  and  white ;  conventional  field  and  border  decoration 
in  two  shades  of  blue  on  a  ground  of  gray-white. 

Length ,  4  feet;  width,  2  feet. 


481 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Decorated  in  light  and  dark  blue,  with  touches  of  brown, 
on  a  gra y  giound.  itengf}lt  4  feet,  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 

482 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Rich  sapphire  field,  decorated  in  cobalt,  gray,  white  and 
pale  brown  with  luxuriant  flora]  patterns;  varied  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  6  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 


483 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Deep  sapphire-blue  field,  with  floral  decoration  in  gray- 
blue,  white  and  yellow-brown;  blue  and  white  border  on 
yellow-brown  ground. 

Length,  4  feet  6  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 


484 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white;  conventional  decoration  in  two  shades  of 
blue  on  a  white  ground  that  has  become  a  soft  mouse-gray. 

Length,  4  feet;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 


485 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Deep  red  field,  brilliant  with  sprays  and  medallion  in  old- 

gold,  sapphire,  apricot,  white  and  light  blue;  border  with 

old-gold  ground.  r  ,,  c  ,  „  ,  ....  , 

&  6  Length,  3  feet  10  inches;  width,  2  feet  11  inches. 

486 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Soft  gray-white,  with  stags,  storks  and  bats  in  two  tones 
of  blue  under  trees  in  light  fawn  and  pale  green;  emblematic 
border.  Length,  3  feet  8  inches;  width  2  feet. 


Third  and  I^ast  Afternoon 


487 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Yellowish  gray-white  field  with  twenty-eight  bats  and  as 
many  flower  sprays  in  light  and  dark  blue  and  apricot; 
broad  border  in  similar  coloring,  and  two  narrow  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 

488 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Geometric  medallion,  vases  and  boxed  trees,  in  blue,  golden- 
yellow,  apricot  and  pale  brown  on  a  yellowish  gray-white 
field;  blue  and  white  borders. 

Length,  3  feet  II  inches;  width,  2  feet. 


489 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Varied  medallions,  singly  and  in  pairs,  on  a  peach-color 
ground;  similar  ones  in  a  pale  fawn  border;  blue  boundaries. 

Length,  4  feet  5  inches;  width,  2  feet  2  inches. 

490 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white;  floral  decoration  in  soft  light  blue  and 
gray-white  on  a  rich  sapphire-blue  ground;  fret  and  stripe 
borders. 

Length,  3  feet  7  inches;  width,  2  feet. 


491 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

“Blue  and  white” ;  large  peony  patterns,  medallion  and 
small  bats,  in  two  tones  of  dark  blue  on  a  field  of  soft  gray ; 
blue  border. 

Length,  3  feet  10  inches;  width,  1  foot  11  inches. 


492 — Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Field  of  peach-red,  brilliant  with  flower  sprays  in  greenish- 
gold,  pink,  white  and  blue ;  floral  border  on  an  orange 
ground. 


Length,  4  feet  4  inches;  width,  2  feet  3  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


493 —  Antique  Chinese  Hug 

Peony  medallion,  fruit  sprays  and  baskets  of  flowers  in 
light  colors  on  a  peach-red  ground;  peony  and  Shou  medal¬ 
lion  border. 

Length,  4  feet  4  inches;  width,  2  feet  3  inches. 

494 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

B1  ue  and  white;  floral  ornamentation  in  two  shades  of  blue, 
touched  with  red  and  light  brown,  on  a  soft  gray  ground; 
lattice  border. 

Length,  4  feet  9  inches;  width,  2  feet  5  inches. 


495 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white;  horses  and  trees,  in  light  and  dark  blue  on 
a  soft  gray  field,  touched  with  pink;  swastika  lattice 
border. 

Length,  3  feet  10  inches;  width,  1  foot  11  inches. 

496 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white;  flying  storks  and  bats,  and  stags  under 
trees,  in  two  blues  on  a  soft  gray;  touches  of  brown  and 
purple-pink. 

Length  4  feet  2  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 

497 —  Antique  Chinese  Saddle-cloth 

Gray  field  with  a  swastika  lattice  almost  in  self-color,  and 
two  floral  medallions  in  yellow,  blue  and  red;  dark  blue 
border  medallioned  with  red,  yellow  and  white  blossoms. 

Length,  4  feet  6  inches;  width,  2  feet. 

498 —  Antique  Chinese  Double  Mat 

A  triple-arch  section  above  a  slightly  broader  square, 
each  adorned  with  dragons  and  conventional  borders  in 
blues,  reds,  greens  and  gold,  with  white  relief,  on  a  deep 
orange  ground. 


Length,  5  feet;  width,  2  feet  6  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


499 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Blue  and  white;  storks,  bats,  Shou  medallions  and  stags, 
with  trees  and  rocks,  in  dark  sapphire  and  grayish- 
turquise  blue  on  a  gris-souris  ground.  Swastika  lattice 
border. 

Length,  3  feet  9  inches;  width,  2  feet. 

500—  — Antique  Chinese  Saddle-cloth  ( Cliien-lung ) 

Soft  peach-tone  ground,  with  magnolia,  chrysanthemum, 
peony  and  plum,  gourds  and  ornaments,  in  pale  gold,  rich 
blue  and  palest  turquoise,  golden-yellow,  apricot  and  white. 
Pale  gold  boi’der  followed  by  a  floral  border  in  color  on 
gray-white,  encompassed  by  an  exterior  band  of  deep 
purple-blue. 

Length,  4  feet  8  inches;  width,  2  feet  4  inches. 

501 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Formed  of  two  squares  sewn  together,  one  with  a  peach- 
red  medallion  decorated  in  five  colors,  implanted  upon  a 
golden-apricot  lattice ;  the  other  with  a  similar  medallion 
in  yellow,  on  a  dark  peach-pink  lattice.  T-fret  and  so- 
called  “Walls  of  Troy”  borders. 

Length,  4  feet  6  inches;  width  2  feet  3  inches. 

502 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Pale  greenish-gold  field,  with  formal  floral  adornment  in 
two  shades  of  blue  with  pinkish-brown ;  swastika  border  in 
blue  on  golden-brown. 

Length,  3  feet  10  inches;  width,  2  feet. 

503 —  Antique  Chiese  Rug 

Peach-pink  and  golden-yellow,  with  dark  and  light  blue, 
and  white;  medallion,  stars,  swastikas  and  flowers  in  oblong 
field ;  wide  border. 

Length,  3  feet  3  inches;  width,  1  foot  11  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


504 —  Atique  Chinese  Rug 

Fawn-gray  ground  in  field  and  border,  with  medallion  deco¬ 
ration  in  pink,  red,  green,  and  two  shades  of  blue. 

Length,  3  feet  8  inches;  width  1  foot  10  inches. 

505 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Saddled  horses  tied  under  trees,  in  dark  sapphire  and  pale 
blue,  pink,  light  yellow  and  white  on  a  deep  yellow  ground; 
two  borders.  Length,  4  feet  3  inches;  width  2  feet  3  inches. 

506 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Enlarged  “rice-grain”  lattice  field  in  golden-yellow,  apricot 
and  seal-brown,  with  five  foliated  medallions  in  which  the 
same  colors  are  used  without  the  brown,  with  deep  sapphire, 
pale  turquoise  and  white  added,  each  medallion  differing 
from  the  others.  Varied  borders. 

Length  6  feet  7  inches;  width,  4  feet  6  inches. 

507 —  Antique  Chinese  Rugs 

Medallions  and  sprays  in  blue,  white  and  old-gold  on  a 
rich  apricot  ground.  Peony  scroll  border  in  same  colors, 
the  ground  golden. 

Length,  5  feet  11  inches;  width,  4  feet  2  inches. 

508 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Medallions,  sprays  and  butterflies  in  golden-yellow,  blues, 
white  and  pink  on  a  peach-red  ground ;  golden-yellow  border 
with  peony-scroll  in  the  other  colors. 

Length,  6  feet  2  inches;  width,  4  feet  4  inches. 

509 —  Antique  Chinese  Long  Strip 

Peach-pink  ground  with  scrolls  in  pale  turquoise  and  white, 
and  old-gold  medallions  adorned  in  brown  and  centered 
with  sapphire-blue  swastikas.  Swastika-fret  border  in  sap¬ 
phire  on  rich  yellow.  Length,  11  feet;  width,  2  feet  6  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


510 —  Antique  Chinese  Long  Strip 

W  oven  in  five  squares  with  golden-pink  fields  adorned  with 
medallions  and  peony  corners  in  blue  and  white,  golden- 
yellow,  greenish-gold  and  dark  red;  fret  border  in  all  the 
colors  on  red  ground. 

Length,  12  feet  3  inches;  width,  2  feet  6  inches. 

511 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Greenish-yellow  ground  throughout,  with  border  and  field 
decoration  in  dark  and  light  blue,  lilac  and  apricot-brown. 

Length,  6  feet;  width,  2  feet  10  inches. 

512 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 
Companion  to  preceding  (511). 

513 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Key-fret  and  swastika  medallion  and  corners  on  a  latticed 
apricot  ground  adorned  in  white,  golden-yellow  and  brown, 
and  dark  and  light  blue.  Two  borders. 

Length,  6  feet  5  inches;  width,  3  feet  2  inches. 

514 —  Antique  Chinese  Blue  and  White  Rug 

Peony  medallions  and  sprays  in  light  and  dark  blue  on  a 
ground  of  soft  gray-white.  Border  in  same  motive  and 
colors. 

Length,  6  feet  3  inches;  width,  4  feet  4  inches. 

515 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet  ( K'ang-lisi ) 

Soft,  deep  pile.  Apricot  field  threaded  by  a  peony  scroll 
in  pale  yellow  of  golden  tone.  At  the  centre  a  large  medal¬ 
lion  and  at  the  corners  formal  angle-brackets,  all  in  key- 
fret  motive  in  deep  sapphire-blue.  Fret  border  in  sapphire 
and  peach-pink,  and  swastika  border  in  sapphire  and  pale 
apricot;  sapphire  boundary. 

Length,  9  feet  3  inches;  width,  5  feet  9  inches. 

( Illustrated ) 


515 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


516 — Antique  Chinese  Carpet  ( Cli’ien-lung ) 

Deep  and  close-lying  pile,  with  soft  sheen.  Light  apricot 
ground  from  edge  to  edge,  the  border  of  peony-scroll  in 
pale  and  dark  blue  and  white  being  Avorked  in  without 
guard-stripe  or  boundary  band.  The  field  within  is  strewn 
thickly  with  large  peony  sprays,  in  white  alone  or  in  sap¬ 
phire  and  cobalt  blue,  in  either  case  with  stems  or  portions 
of  stems  in  light  pink. 

Length,  11  feet  7  inches;  width,  G  feet  1  inch. 


517 — Antique  Chinese  Rug  {Ming) 

Short,  soft  and  close,  silky  pile.  Rectangular  field  in 
golden-tawny  tones,  in  part  yielded  by  a  delicate  decora¬ 
tion,  with  a  bolder  ornamentation  of  composite  medallions 
and  corners  in  sapphire  and  pale  turquoise  blue,  apricot 
and  white.  “Walls  of  Troy”  border  in  the  yelloAvs  on 
sapphire  ground. 


Length,  7  feet  2  inches;  width,  4  feet  G  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


518 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Field  of  rich  gray-blue,  decorated  in  turquoise,  white  and 
yellow  with  medallion  and  peonies,  and  dragon-scroll  cor¬ 
ners.  Swastika  border  in  blue  on  white;  peony-scroll 
border  in  blue  and  white  on  yellow. 

Length,  6  feet  11  inches;  width,  4  feet  6  inches. 

519 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Field  latticed  in  sapphire-blue  in  tripple-bar,  the  inter¬ 
stices  golden-yellow  with  apricot  quatrefoils.  Smaller  lat¬ 
tice  border  in  apricot,  white  and  yellow,  between  sapphire 
bands.  Length,  6  feet  7  inches;  width,  4  feet  2  inches. 

520 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Peach-pink  field  adorned  in  light  gold,  orange,  blue,  white 
and  brown,  with  medallions  and  flowers.  Brilliant  borders 
in  accord.  Length,  7  feet  10  inches;  width,  5  feet  4  inches. 

521 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Peach-red  field,  with  household  ornaments  surrounding  a 
stork-and-stag  medallion,  in  old  gold  and  apricot,  white 
and  two  shades  of  blue;  brilliant  borders  in  the  several 
colors.  Length,  6  feet  11  inches;  width,  5  feet  9  inches. 

522 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug 

Oblong  field  of  full  peach-red;  peony,  plum,  magnolia, 
Buddha’s-hand  citron,  and  floral  medallions,  in  gold,  pink, 
white,  and  light  and  dark  blue.  Bright  borders  in  accord. 

Length,  9  feet  5  inches;  width,  5  feet  2  inches. 

523 —  Antique  Chinese  Rug  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Ground  of  dull  gold,  with  archaic  dragon-scroll  medallions 
and  peony  sprays  in  dark  and  light  blue,  apricot  tones  and 
white.  Fret  border,  and  peony-scroll  border  with  Shou 
medallions.  Length,  7  feet,  7  inches;  width,  5  feet  6  inches. 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


524 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet 

Peach-toned  field,  luxuriantly  adorned  with  flowers  in  sprays 
and  in  vases,  household  ornaments,  butterflies,  medallions 
and  elaborate  corners,  in  pale  old-gold,  light  apricot,  blues 
and  white.  Th  ree  borders. 

Length,  9  feet  3  inches;  width,  5  feet  8  inches. 

525 —  Antique  Chinese  Quadrangular  Rug 

Rich  peach-pink  field;  at  the  lower  corners,  shelving  rocks 
in  three  tones  of  blue,  dull  golden  notes  and  white,  with 
trees  springing  from  them.  About  the  field  flying  cranes 
and  cloud  scrolls,  and  four  spotted  deer,  in  the  various 
colors,  the  tree  foliage  in  stipple  effect.  Three  borders, 
the  broadest  having  the  ground  of  the  field ;  sapphire 
boundary.  Length,  6  feet  11  inches;  width,  6  feet  5  inches. 

526 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet 

Golden-buff  ground  of  rich  quality,  crossed  at  the  centre 
by  a  bar  of  soft  peach-pink,  where  the  protection  of  screen 
or  partition  has  preserved  the  original  color.  Decoration 
in  deep  blue  and  pale  blue,  soft  brown,  pale  old-gold  and 
white,  displaying  imperial  dragons  and  the  flaming  jewels, 
ornaments  and  conventional  cloud-scrolls.  Conventional 
border  around  three  sides,  yielding  at  the  fourth  to  a 
wholly  different  border  crossing  the  carpet  from  edge  to 
edge.  Length,  8  feet  10  inches;  width,  7  feet  3  inches. 

527 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet  ( K’ang-hsi ) 

Close  pile  with  a  soft  sheen.  Rich  salmon-pink  field, 
adorned  with  a  variety  of  ornaments  of  the  cultivated 
household,  in  large  number,  executed  in  sapphire-blue, 
golden-yellow,  palest  turquoise,  apricot  and  soft  brown, 
tbs  sapphire  and  gold  predominant  in  the  decoration,  spot¬ 
ting  the  soft  pink  flush.  Fret  border  in  sapphire  on 
apricot ;  brown  boundary. 

Length,  10  feet  4  inches;  width,  6  feet  8  inches. 

( Illustrated ) 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


528 —  Antique  Chinese  Semicircular  Carpet  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

A  broad  lunette  of  thick  and  deep,  close  pile,  the  field  in  a 
pinkish  apricot  of  soft,  light  sheen,  adorned  with  cloud  me¬ 
dallions  enclosing  medallions  in  other  motives,  and  with 
varied  sprays  and  conventional  ornaments.  All  in  pale  gold 
and  white,  soft  brown,  deep  sapphire  and  pale  turquoise 
blue.  Setting  off  the  field  is  a  sapphire  band  spotted  with 
white  discs,  and  between  this  and  a  broad  boundary  band  of 
sapphire  are  two  bright  borders  of  golden  yellows  relieved 
with  white  and  darker  color.  Fringe  edge. 

Long  diameter,  14  feet  3  inches ;  short  diameter,  6  feet  11  inches. 

( Illustrated ) 

529 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet  ( Early  Ch’ien-lung) 

Dark  red  ground,  with  fret  borders  in  deep  blue  and 
greenish-turquoise,  encompassing  a  field  decorated  in  simi¬ 
lar  colors  with  light  brown  and  a  yellowish-white  added, 
the  motives  the  tree  peony  and  the  wild  prunus. 

Length,  10  feet  7  inches;  width,  5  feet  3  inches. 

530 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet 

Conventional  lattice  of  enlarged  so-called  “rice-grain” 
type  in  soft  brown  and  a  purpled  copper-bronze  on  a 
ground  of  blending  soft  green  and  yellow,  in  the  field, 
broken  by  medallions,  sprays  and  corners  in  light  and  dark 
blue,  white,  and  coppery  tones,  with  yellow  grounds.  Bor¬ 
ders  of  salmon-pink  and  dark  red  grounds,  with  fret  and 
peony  scroll  decoration.  Length>  12  feet.  width>  6  feet  4  inches_ 

531 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet 

Pinkish-apricot  field,  with  large  peony  sprays  and  eight 
medallions  in  golden-yellow,  white,  gray-blue  and  deep, 
dark  blue.  Fret  and  peony-scroll  borders  on  yellow 
ground.  Length,  8  feet  9  inches;  width,  6  feet  2  inches. 


528 


Third  and  Last  Afternoon 


532-  — Antique  Chinese  Temple  Carpet  ( Ch'ien-lung ) 

Peach-pink  field  of  soft,  light  bloom,  crossed  at  the  centre 
by  a  bar  of  deep  peach-red,  with  semicircular  terminals  in 
the  same  hue,  where  a  permanently  placed  fixture  has  pre¬ 
served  the  deep  original  color.  Decoration,  dragons  and 
the  jewel  of  power  under  a  hanging  of  interlaced  pendants, 
above  a  deep  border  of  mountain  and  wave  motive,  the 
colors  principally  two  shades  of  blue,  brown  and  pale 
greenish-yellows. 

Length ,  8  feet  8  inches;  width,  8  feet  1  inch. 

533 —  Antique  Chinese  Carpet 

Field  of  soft  “French  gray,”  with  a  medallion  of  nine 
Fu-lions  in  the  centre,  four  smaller  medallions  of  composite 
design,  and  peony  corners  with  dragon-scroll  supports ; 
intermediately  a  profusion  of  household  ornaments.  All  in 
varied  reds,  browns,  blues,  greens  and  yellows.  Brocade 
and  dragon-scroll  borders  and  dark  blue  boundary. 

Length,  11  feet  5  inches;  width,  6  feet  4  inches. 

53d — Antique  Chinese  Carpet 

Great  field  of  conventional  “rice-grain  lattice”  in  golden 
notes  of  greenish-yellow  and  brown,  broken  by  five  apricot 
medallions  with  peony  and  angular-scroll  decoration  in 
two  blues,  white  and  yellow.  Three  bright  borders  and 
dark  sapphire-blue  boundary  band. 

Length,  13  feet  6  inches;  width,  11  feet  3  inches. 


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